Papez’s circuit

Papez’s circuit

System of interconnected brain structures (mainly cingulate gyrus, hippocampus, and hypothalamus) in the medial aspect of the telencephalon and diencephalon described by James Papez. Participates in emotional processing, short-term declarative memory, and autonomic functions.

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