a complex system of nerves and networks in the brain, involving several areas near the edge of the cortex concerned with instinct and mood. It controls the basic emotions (fear, pleasure, anger) and drives (hunger, sex, dominance, care of offspring).
大脑边缘系统(大脑中复杂的神经和网络系统,涉及与本能和情绪有关的邻近脑皮层边缘的几个区域;这一系统控制基本情感[如害怕、高兴和愤怒] 和欲望[如 因饥饿而产生的食欲、性欲、控制欲和关爱后代的欲望] )。
"late 19th cent.: