Components of Papez Circuit – Mnemonic

He-man

Mnemonic for components of Papez circuit: ‘He-Man Ate a Cat’

He – Hippocampus (limbic system)
Man – Mamillary body (hypothalamus)
Ate – Anterior Thalamic Nucleus (thalamus)
Cat – Cingulate gyrus (limbic system)

Note – He-Man is a cartoon character.

Alternate mnemonic: MATCH

Mammilary body
Anterior Thalamic Nucleus
Cingulate gyrus
Hippocampus)

2 Comments

aminah May 29, 2014

in the order of the complete circuit:

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Dinesh chabdra yadav August 25, 2014

Nice….

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