limbic lobe
Acronym: LML
The term limbic lobe refers to a set of convolutions of the cerebral cortex that surround the corpus callosum and the junction of the medial aspect of the cerebral hemisphere with the interbrain in the human ( Carpenter-1983 ) and the macaque ( Martin-2000 ). Defined by dissection it includes most prominently the subcallosal gyrus, cingulate gyrus, and parahippocampal gyrus.They largely obscure the much less prominent archicortex, which follows the same arc intervening between them and the corpus callosum dorsally and the interbrain ventrally. The archicortex consists of the hippocampal complex, fasciolar gyrus, supracallosal gyrus and paraterminal gyrus. For more on alternate anatomical definitions, see limbic lobe (Anthoney). The smooth cerebral cortex of rat ( Swanson-2004 ) and mouse ( Hof-2000 ) does not have a limbic lobe.
      For more on functional segmentation of the lobe, see limbic system and limbic circuit. For more on equivalent structures in the macaque, rat and mouse see limbic cortex. Updated 19 May 2024.

Also known as: Lobus limbicusNeuroNames ID : 834


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