James Wenceslas Papez (/peɪpz/;[1][2][3] 1883–1958) was an American neuroanatomist. 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. He was a neurologist at Cornell University and curator of the Wilder Brain Collection, when he published a journal article in which he outlined a "new" circuit to account for emotion. He hypothesized that the hippocampus, the cingulate gyrus (Broca's callosal lobe), the hypothalamus, the anterior thalamic nuclei, and the interconnections among these structures constituted a harmonious mechanism which elaborate the functions of emotions.[4] Papez never mentioned Broca's limbic lobe but others noted that his circuit was very similar to Broca's great limbic lobe.[5]
See also
- Papez circuit
- Paul Broca
- Paul D. MacLean
- Limbic system
- Affective neuroscience
- Wilder Brain Collection
References
- ^ MacLean, Paul D. (February 1–2, 1981). "James W. Papez Oral History Collection" (Interview: Audio). Interviewed by Dr. Kenneth E. Livingston. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Greenberg, Stephen (October 24, 2016). "Pronunciation of James W. Papez according to Oral History Tapes housed in U.S. National Library of Medicine" (Interview). Interviewed by James W. H. Sonne.
- ^ Livingston, Kenneth E. James W. Papez Oral History Collection. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1981
- ^ Papez JW. 1937. A proposed mechanism of emotion. 1937. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1995 Winter;7(1):103-12. PMID 7711480
- ^ Lima, D.R.,2004. History of Medicine, Medsi, RJ. http://www.editoraguanabara.com.br/