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Supporting this research, neurobiological evidence has suggested that the limbic areas of the brain, particularly the amygdala, are more activated by scent than by other stimuli, given scent is processed in the same region of the brain as emotion.
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Dr. Brittany Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
And the nerve stimulation also activates parts of the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in regulating the limbic regions of the brain that control emotion.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2023
Among the group who tested positive for the virus and reported experiencing anxiety and depression, there were signs of shrinkage in the limbic area of the brain, which is involved in memory and emotional processing.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2023
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
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Dr. Brittany Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
And the nerve stimulation also activates parts of the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in regulating the limbic regions of the brain that control emotion.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 4 July 2023
Among the group who tested positive for the virus and reported experiencing anxiety and depression, there were signs of shrinkage in the limbic area of the brain, which is involved in memory and emotional processing.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Feb. 2023
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
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“Limbic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limbic. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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limbic
adjective
lim·bic
ˈlim-bik 
: of, relating to, or being the limbic system of the brain
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