The Limbic system: olfaction, memory, emotions, drives, homeostatic function. The emotional brain. Amygdala. Hippocampus. Cingulum. Septal nuclei. Olfaction/Olfactory cortex. The hippocampus facilitates the consolidation of new memories. Amygdala responsible for emotions and drives. Hypothalamus responsible for homeostasis and autonomic and neuroendocrine control. Limbic system clinical correlates: memory disorders (amnesia, dementia); seizure disorders (epilepsy); psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, depression, mania, OCD).