Limbic System, Emotion and Hormones

The limbic system is composed of structures in the brain that deal with emotions such as anger, happiness and fear as well as memories. The amygdala assigns emotional meaning to memories and helps the brain form fear-based memories. The hippocampus helps form sensory memories, which are memories associated with sensory input. This article will address the limbic system, its parts and functions in the human body. Materials & Methods: To achieve the purpose of this study, an appropriate research design has been assigned followed by the related research key words. Subsequently, the required research engines were selected. Finally, the accumulated research results were summarized to accomplish the research purpose, illustrating the role of limbic system in controlling emotions through hormones. Results: The review of the related literature elaborates that, amygdala and hippocampus work together to regulate emotions, especially evolutionarily old emotions that play a role in survival love for one’s children, aggression, fear, and anxiety. Together, these two organs also help the brain interpret the emotional content of memories. The amygdala assigns emotional meaning to memories Conclusion: The limbic system is known as dynamic control center for conscious and unconscious functions and is changed with input from a person’s environment and regulates much of what the body does. This fact may help to explain why people’s psychological and physiological experiences change over time.