Image caption, The limbic system of the brain sets in motion the physical reaction of laughter. There is no scientific consensus on what makes us laugh but it is thought the frontal lobe at the ...

Structures of the limbic system, including the olfactory cortex, amygdala and the hippocampus are located within the temporal lobes. The upper and central regions receive auditory input from the ...

But the temporal lobe is also needed for many other things, for smell, speech, understanding, image recognition and forming memories. The hippocampus is a “curled up” section of the cortex and a ...