RT Book, Section A1 Waxman, Stephen G. SR Print(0) ID 1137638681 T1 The Limbic System T2 Clinical Neuroanatomy, 28e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071847704 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137638681 RD 2024/03/28 AB The limbic system subserves basic survival functions that include feeding behavior, "fight-or-flight" responses, aggression, and the expressions of emotion and of the autonomic, behavioral, and endocrine aspects of the sexual response. It includes phylogenetically ancient portions of the cerebral cortex, related subcortical structures, and fiber pathways that connect with the diencephalon and brain stem (Tables 19–1 and 19–2).