Examples of limbic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Brave people typically have normal limbic systems (where the amygdala is located) and feel fear, but work to overcome it. — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 7 July 2022 That’s because loss is processed in the limbic, or emotional part of the brain, and gains register in the prefrontal cortex, where cognitive behavior is processed, Finke said. — NBC News, 29 Mar. 2022 The Orexin system regulates neuronal limbic circuits implicated in depression, and trials of Orexin 2 receptor antagonists are well underway. — Husseini Manji, Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2021 The nail in the foot is the film’s iconic moment of limbic horror. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 May 2021 This new general biology included a new brain structure atop the brainstem called the limbic brain. — Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 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, 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, 5 Nov. 2020 In 2017, just after Lowry was diagnosed with limbic encephalitis, his doctor ordered home health IVIG infusions. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2019 See More

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