title: Neuroanatomy of the human affective system.
abstract: We provide a brief overview of the structures associated with the limbic system using fixed human material. Although the review is by no means intended to be exhaustive, its purpose is to provide a tutorial on the primary structures that are involved in the experience, expression, and regulation of emotion and their anatomical location so that the reader can use this as a "pedagogical guide" for orientation and understanding of the many papers that appear in this Special Issue.
authors.affiliation: Education Programme in Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, L8S 4K1, Hamilton, Ont., Canada.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Louis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008032:Limbic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology*