limbic system Flashcards
Papez circuit: identify the components of the Papez circuit
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Q
describe the Papez circuit
A
emotional colouring from neocortex (how it relates to previous experiences) -> cingulate cortex -> longitudinal fibres of cingulum bundle to hippocampus -> hippocampus (emotional experience to lay down new memory) -> fornix goes forward and down, terminating in mamillary bodies of hypothalamus (emotional expression) -> projection of malamothalamic tract to anterior nucleus of thalamus -> back to cingulate cortex
