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The Fornix
A vault with a supporting function: the fornix is a powerful fiber tract in the limbic system.
14.04.2025
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Fornix
The fornix is a nerve pathway consisting of approximately 12 million fibers that connects the hippocampus (one of the oldest structures in the brain in evolutionary terms) and subiculum with the septum and mammillary bodies.
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The Septum
The core areas of the septum are located at the interface between the hypothalamus and hippocampus.
09.10.2025
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The Hippocampus
The hippocampus is crucial for the formation of new memory content.
23.08.2011
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The Sheep Brain: Limbic System
There are not only systems for sensory and motor functions, but also one for emotions. Really?
29.06.2013
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The Hippocampal Network
New memories are consolidated in the hippocampus via an excitatory circuit.
13.07.2015
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The Papez Circuit in the Limbic System
The Papez circuit connects four parts of the limbic system. New memory content is transmitted.
13.07.2015
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16.06.2017
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The Corpus Callosum
The corpus callosum allows information to flow between the two hemispheres of the cerebrum. This is urgently needed.
01.07.2025
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Mamillary bodies
Two structures of the posterior thalamus (largest part of the diencephalon). Due to their similarity to the female breast, they are also called mammillary bodies. They are located at the front end of the fornix and are attributed to the limbic system.
