Mammalian limbic human brain consciousness

The limbic system in man is where the functions of attention, learning, memories and emotions have been localized. It is the mediator between the human brain, the neomammalian, neocortex, and the information coming in from the senses. The limbic system is a partly successful organismic equilibrator or homeostatic regulator. It attempts to control such antithetical reactions as: rage/fear; fight/run; pleasure/pain; hope/reality-recognition; relaxation/tension; reward/punishment; socialization/ego-assertion; and affection-courtship/ antagonism-repulsion. The emotional nature of the limbic cortex is most pronounced, as well the failure of its design to be self-stabilizing, since, as a system, it is noted for its oscillations and run-away character. The autonomy of the limbic system appears to be physiologically based, there being no major links with the neocortex understood. It is conjectured that this system of independence works better than if fallible, so-called reason were to constantly over-rule the emotions.