James Papez

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Dr. James Papez (1883-1958) was an American neuroanatomist. Dr. Papez received his MD from the University of Minnesota College of Medicine and Surgery. He is most famous for his 1937 description of the Papez circuit which is a neural pathway in the brain thought to be involved in the cortical control of emotion.

[edit] References

• Papez JW. 1937. A proposed mechanism of emotion. 1937. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1995 Winter;7(1):103-12. PMID: 7711480

[edit] See also

• Paul Broca
• Paul D. MacLean
• Limbic system
• Affective neuroscience