limbic

adjective

lim·bic | \ ˈlim-bik

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Definition of limbic

: of, relating to, or being the limbic system of the brain

Examples of limbic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This new general biology included a new brain structure atop the brainstem called the limbic brain. — Luis E. Romero, Forbes, "Jurassic Leadership And The Dinosaur Within Us," 25 Feb. 2021 In autoimmune limbic encephalitis, certain antibodies, the foot soldiers of the immune system, mistakenly attack parts of the brain. — New York Times, "Normally Sharp, He Was Chronically Confused. What Was Going On?," 12 Jan. 2021 There is a sort of limbic satisfaction in rubbing a loser’s nose in defeat, especially after a bitter contest. — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, "The Happiness Effects of Elections," 5 Nov. 2020 In 2017, just after Lowry was diagnosed with limbic encephalitis, his doctor ordered home health IVIG infusions. — BostonGlobe.com, "Most read on BostonGlobe.com," 5 Nov. 2019 The answer is that the narrative design largely gets in the way of the limbic disturbances of the originals. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, "The Mild Horror of “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”," 12 Aug. 2019 Humans naturally gravitate towards things that light up the limbic regions of our brains, the deep system wired for survival and pleasure motivation. — Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie, BostonGlobe.com, "Why we shop and shop and shop," 21 June 2019 Weeks later, her doctor confirmed Swanson’s disease, limbic encephalitis — which affects about 1 in 100,000 people and can be fatal — had suddenly gone into remission. — Vikki Ortiz Healy, chicagotribune.com, "North Aurora woman says she was cured after visit to grave of 'Little Cajun Saint'," 12 Dec. 2017 So much of the place’s history has left with its late inhabitants or is tucked away in the recesses of Ethel Kennedy’s limbic system. — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, "How a Kennedy Family Party Devolved Into an “Angry Mob,” According to Cape Cod Police," 23 Aug. 2017

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limbic

adjective

lim·bic | \ ˈlim-bik

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: of, relating to, or being the limbic system of the brain

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