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Define the following terms and explain their importance to the study of macroeconomics.
a. velocity
b. equation of exchange
c. monetarism
d. automatic stabilizer
Limbic System
A group of brain structures, including the amygdala, hippocampus, basal ganglia, and hypothalamus. Because these brain structures are associated more with emotion than with reasoning, the limbic system is often described as the “emotion brain” (in contrast to the cerebral cortex, which some have dubbed the “reasoning brain”).
Gray Matter
A major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, associated with processing and cognition.
Reward System
Areas of the limbic system associated with motivations to seek resources critical to individual and species survival, such as food, shelter, and sex.
Primary Sex Organs
The main organs directly involved in reproduction, such as the ovaries in females and testes in males.
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