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ShareThe limbic system is the collective name for structures in the human brain involved in emotion, motivation, and emotional association with memory.
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It affects motivation and is more active in extroverts and risk-takers than in introverts and cautious people (Evers, 499)[1].
The limbic system plays its role in the formation of memory by integrating emotional states with stored memories of physical sensations.
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