title: From Paul Broca's great limbic lobe to the limbic system.
abstract: Paul Broca's concept of the "great limbic lobe" has had a huge impact on neuroscience. In this commentary, which accompanies the first English translation of the original paper, we comment on Broca's contribution and its influence on the understanding of the brain bases of emotion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 20742.
authors.forename: Luiz
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-6903
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pessoa
authors.affiliation: Fishberg Department of Neuroscience and Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, 10029.
authors.forename: Patrick R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hof
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D065726:Limbic Lobe / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D008032:Limbic System / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D009445:Neuroanatomy / Q000266:history