Limbic System Amygdala Hippocampus Hypothalamus Septal Nuclei Cingulate Emotion Memory Sexuality Language Dreams Hallucinations Unconscious Mind Author:R. Joseph Table of Contents Part I. Limbic System: Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Septal Nuclei, Hippocampus, Emotion, Memory.... -6 functional overview -9 hypothalamus -16 sexual dimorphism in the hypothalamus - 19 lateral & ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei -24 hunger & thirst - 25 pleasure & reward - 28 aversion - 29 uncontrolled laughter - hypothalamic rage ... more »- 30 circadian rhythm generation & seasonal affective disorder - 32 the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis -34 psychic manifestations of hypothalamic activity: the id - 40 the pleasure principle - 41 amygdala - 42 amygdala structural functional organization: overview - 46 evolution & embryology - 48 intrinsic & extrinsic organization: the flow of information - 52 the amygdala-striatum - 56 the medial amygdala - 58 lateral amygdala - 60 attention - 62 fear, rage & aggression - 64 case study in amygdala-aggression: charles whitman -65 docility & amygdaloid destruction - 70 social-emotional agnosia - 71 emotional language & the amygdala -72 amygdala, the anterior commissure, sexuality & emotion - 73 the limbic system & testosterone - 75 sexual orientation & heterosexual desire - 76 overview: the amygdala -78 hippocampus - 79 hippocampal arousal, attention & inhibitory influences - 80 arousal - 81 aversion & punishment - 83 attention & inhibition - 83 learning & memory: the hippocampus - 86 hippocampal & septal interactions -88 septal nucle - 88 hippocampal & amygdaloid interactions: memory -90 temporal lobes & laterality - 93 the primary process: amygdala & pleasure - 94 amygdala & hippocampal hallucinations during infancy - 94 dreaming -96 dreams & infancy -98 the primary process -99 primary imagery - 99 Part II. Limbic Language & Social Emotional Development: Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Septal Nuclei, Cingulate - 102 neonatal brainstem: functional overview - 104 sham emotions and the neonatal smile - 107 hypothalamus, periaqueductal gray, vocalization, quiescence, distress - 109 limbic language - 112 limbic language development - 119 limbic language hierarchical development - 120 periaqueductal gray and vocalization - 125 the medial hypothalamus: crying and screaming -128 the lateral hypothalamus and the pleasure principle - 130 the amygdala, hypothalamus, and periaqueductal gray -132 the amygdala and social-emotional vocalization - 133 the amygdala and social emotional development - 137 the amygdala, the social smile, and the human face - 139 vocalizing indices of amygdala maturation - 141 wariness, stranger fear, and the amygdala -144 the development of social behavior and stranger-fear - 146 the amygdala, fear, and attachment -148 septal social behavior - 152 septal nuclei, amygdala, social-emotional development & attachment - 155 limbic love, hate and relationships - 156 the cingulate gyrus - 158 the posterior cingulate - 159 anterior cingulate gyrus - 161 the anterior cingulate gyrus - 161 the cingulate gyrus and emotional speech - 163 the cingulate, the separation cry and motherese - 166 maternal behavior & the evolution of infant separation cries - 168 mother infant vocalization - 170 female superiorities in limbic language - 171 maternal behavior, attachment, and the female limbic system - 172 the male limbic system and infant care - 174 cingulate maternal infant communication - 176 babbling, limbic language, and neuroanatomical maturational events - 176 early babbling, probable meanings, and prosody - 178 maturation of the amygdala, cingulate, and early and late babbling - 179 babbling and amygdala, cingulate, neocortical maturation - 180 immaturity of the neocortical speech areas and jargon babbling - 182 right and left hemisphere language acquisition - 184 Part III: The Hippocampus, Amygdala, Memory, Amnesia, Long Term Synaptic Potentiation, and Neural Networks: -188« less