Definition
relating to the limbic system, the part of the brain that controls emotions, memory, and basic survival instincts.
Etymology
From Latin limbus (border or edge), because the limbic system sits at the edge between the older animal brain and the newer thinking brain. Researchers named it in the 1880s.
Kelly Says
Your limbic system is evolutionarily older than your thinking brain—it's your 'lizard brain' that makes you jump at scary sounds before you even realize what it was, which is why emotions sometimes overpower logic.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አምላክ (Amlak)
am-lak
ARالعربية
النخاعية (Al-naxa'iyyah)
al-na-kha-ee-yah
BNবাংলা
লিম্বিক (Limbik)
lee-mbee-k
CSČeština
limbický
limb-i-tsee
DEDeutsch
limbischer
limb-ish-er
ELΕλληνικά
λιμβικό (Limbiko)
lee-mbee-koh
ESEspañol
límbico
leem-bee-koh
FAفارسی
لبهی (Lebehī)
leh-beh-ee
FISuomi
limbiik
limb-ee-k
FRFrançais
limbique
limb-eek
GUGU
લિમ્બિક (Limbik)
lee-mbee-k
HEעברית
חלקיית (Cholki'it)
hol-kee-it
HIहिन्दी
लिम्बिक (Limbik)
lee-mbee-k
HUMagyar
limbikus
limb-ee-koos
IDBahasa Indonesia
limbik
limb-ik
ITItaliano
limbico
lee-mbee-koh
JA日本語
辺縁系 (Hen'enkei)
hen-en-keh-ee
KMKM
របៀប (Robiép)
roh-bee-ehp
KO한국어
변연계 (Byeonyeon-gye)
byeon-yeon-gye
MRMR
लिंबिक (Limbik)
lee-mbee-k
MSBahasa Melayu
limbik
limb-ik
MYမြန်မာ
လိမ္ဘိက (Leminbika)
leh-min-bee-ka
NLNederlands
limbische
limb-ish-eh
PAPA
ਲਿਮਬਿਕ (Limbik)
lee-mbee-k
PLPolski
limbiczny
limb-ich-nee
PTPortuguês
límbico
leem-bee-koh
RUРусский
лимбическая (Limbicheskaya)
lim-bee-chee-skay-ah
SVSvenska
limbisk
limb-isk
SWKiswahili
limbiki
limb-ee-kee
TAதமிழ்
களப்பி (Kalappi)
ka-la-ppi
TEతెలుగు
లిమ్బికు (Limbik)
lee-mbee-k
THไทย
ระบบลิมบิก (Rāphap limbik)
ra-p-hap lee-mbee-k
UKУкраїнська
лімбічна (Limbicna)
lee-mbee-ch-na
URاردو
لیمبیکی (Limbiki)
lee-mbee-kee
VITiếng Việt
hệ thống vùng thùy
heh-toe-thong-vung-thuy
ZH中文
边缘系统 (Biānyuán xìtǒng)
bee-an-yüan-see-tong