Last week we discussed the role of central pain. Centrally mediated pain occurs when the brains innate ability to block pain from the conscious mind is compromised. A problem in the brain's ability to ...

What Is the Limbic System? The limbic system is a part of the brain consisting of several components such as the hippocampus and amygdala and serving many functions within the body. While we have a ...

The limbic system helps regulate emotional and social processing, as well as learning, motivation, and memory. It consists of structures that lie beneath the outer, wrinkly part of the brain and above ...