Limbie Systei
Genu of torpus caRosum Head of caudate nudeus
Body of fornix Thalamus
Crura of formx Fimbria of hippocampus Hippocampus Commissure of fomi* Splcnium of corpus callo&um
Figurę 2.18 Hippocampus and Fornix
The limbie system includes the hypolhalamus and a collection of intcrconnected structures in the telencephalon (cingulato, parahip-pocampal. and subcallosal gyri), as well as the amygdala and hip-pocampal formalion. The limbie system functions in linking emotion and motivation (amygdala), learning and memory (hippoeampal for-mation), and sexual behavior (hypothalamus).