The idea that the limbic system is involved in the mediation of emotional and motivational behavior is one which is now quite common in the literature. Since the early work of Klüver and Bucy (1937) and Papez (1937), a great deal of experimentation has centered on this particular region of the brain. There now appears to be at least some general agreement on the gross changes in behavior which follow lesions and stimulation in the various areas of the limbic system. But in most cases precisely how these general changes in emotionality affect behavior in specifie circumstances is still not known, and how the limbic system functions, in whole or in part, to modify behavior is far from clear. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.116673 |
| Date | January 1964 |
| Creators | Shumann, Ann Pickart. |
| Contributors | Milner, P. (Supervisor), Stern, Muriel., Pellegrino, Louis. |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Arts. (Department of Psychology.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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