Image caption, The limbic system of the brain sets in motion the physical reaction of laughter. There is no scientific consensus on what makes us laugh but it is thought the frontal lobe at the ...

First, the frontal lobe (of the neocortex), which has the ability to suppress truth—yes, it’s capable of dishonesty due to its intellectual role. Second, the limbic system due to the anxiety ...

As she explains, there are three distinct parts of the brain where memories are made: the frontal lobes, the limbic system and the brainstem. When we have “non-threatening” experiences ...

Structures of the limbic system, including the olfactory cortex, amygdala and the hippocampus are located within the temporal lobes. The upper and central regions receive auditory input from the ...

This is because brainspotting is thought to engage the frontal lobe (which regulates higher executive functions) and limbic system (which processes memories and emotion) more precisely than EMDR.

While this is occurring, your frontal lobes are hanging around ... in the emotional parts of the brain (known as the limbic system) than they do in the planning and impulse-control parts of ...