Thalamus acts as the gateway to the cerebral cortex. It is situated in the diencephalon The pineal gland is located within the epithalamus, while the pituitary gland is attached to the hypothalamus via the infundibulum Limbic system is associated with emotion, memory, olfaction and also with drives and autonomic regulation Hippocampus of the limbic system transfers short term memory to long term memory Solution Thalamus acts as the gateway to the cerebral cortex. It is situated in the diencephalon The pineal gland is located within the epithalamus, while the pituitary gland is attached to the hypothalamus via the infundibulum Limbic system is associated with emotion, memory, olfaction and also with drives and autonomic regulation Hippocampus of the limbic system transfers short term memory to long term memory.