Motivation and emotion/Brain structures

Brain structures related to motivation and emotion, with links to Wikipedia articles and videos.

1. Cerebral cortex (Frontal lobes) (Wikipedia)
2. Anterior cingulate cortex (Wikipedia)
3. Dorsolateral cortex (Wikipedia)
4. Orbitofrontal cortex (Wikipedia)
5. Prefrontal cortex (Wikipedia)
6. Ventromedial cortex (Wikipedia)

1. Amygdala (Wikipedia) | Video (19 secs) Video
2. Basal ganglia (Wikipedia) | Basal ganglia (neuroscientificallychallenged.com) | Basal ganglia (physio-pedia.com)
3. Hypothalamus (Wikipedia) | Video (23 secs)
4. Insula (Wikipedia)
5. Nucleus accumbens (Wikipedia)
6. Reticular formation (Wikipedia) | Reticular formation (neuroscientificallychallenged.com) | Video (15 secs)
7. Ventral striatum (Wikipedia)
8. Ventral tegmental area (Wikipedia) | Video (2 mins)

• Hormones
• Limbic system (Wikipedia)
• Neurotransmitters
• Brain and physiological needs (Lecture)
• Physiological needs (Tutorial)