Claim: There are limbic structures in the human brain.
Evidence: Underneath the cerebral cortex , several important structures are located , including the thalamus , the epithalamus , the pineal gland , the hypothalamus , the pituitary gland , and the subthalamus ; the limbic structures , including the amygdala and the hippocampus ; the claustrum , the various nuclei of the basal ganglia ; the basal forebrain structures , and the three circumventricular organs.
The limbic system is a set of brain structures located on both sides of the thalamus , immediately beneath the cerebrum.