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Limbic System

Temporal Limbic System (Memory)

Within the limbic system, the temporal limbic system, which includes the hippocampus, is involved in the memory process.

Temporal limbic system
  • Medial temporal lobe (including the hippocampus)
  • Basal ganglia
  • Thalamus
  • Hypothalamus
Cross-section of the brain inside a side view of the head, showing the frontal, parietal, and temporal areas and the location of the hippocampus.
Location of the hippocampus
Diagram of the memory process. From the temporal limbic system, information passes to the memory buffer, then short-term memory, then long-term memory.
The memory process

How memories are formed

Information that reaches the temporal limbic system becomes a lasting memory by passing through three stages: memory buffer → short-term memory → long-term memory.