40:
295:
52:
333:, suggesting that the mammillary bodies may be important for memory. Lesions of the medial dorsal and anterior nuclei of the thalami and lesions of the mammillary bodies are commonly involved in
344:
in the third ventricle, Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, heart failure, and sleep apnea. In spite of this the exact function of the mammillary bodies is still not clear.
192:
563:"Absence of memory dysfunction after bilateral mammillary body and mammillothalamic tract electrode implantation: preliminary experience in three patients"
951:
1331:
1106:
643:
832:
168:
260:
They are connected to other parts of the brain (as shown in the schematic, below left), and act as a relay for impulses coming from the
827:
309:. According to studies of rats with mammillary body lesions, damage to the medial mammillary nucleus lead to spatial memory deficits.
1386:
1116:
1111:
1082:
606:
1182:
999:
199:
322:
888:
1236:
815:
1077:
1006:
811:
187:
752:
353:
1367:
1363:
1324:
788:
305:
Mammillary bodies, and their projections to the anterior thalamus via the mammillothalamic tract, are important for
854:
757:
636:
849:
807:
1293:
1219:
1068:
798:
280:
126:
56:
Coronal section of brain through intermediate mass of third ventricle. (Label "Corpora mamillaria" at bottom.)
1214:
1154:
802:
777:
39:
1452:
1317:
1231:
994:
928:
923:
905:
517:
269:
175:
163:
240:. They consist of two groups of nuclei, the medial mammillary nuclei and the lateral mammillary nuclei.
1457:
1414:
1398:
979:
938:
900:
883:
822:
793:
629:
1177:
1172:
962:
893:
723:
695:
391:
522:
143:
1430:
1283:
1256:
1101:
969:
943:
330:
1422:
1418:
1260:
1123:
984:
869:
864:
859:
621:
543:
444:
1402:
974:
933:
690:
584:
535:
436:
243:
Neuroanatomists have often categorized the mammillary bodies as part of the posterior part of
1394:
1390:
1209:
1092:
957:
718:
574:
527:
428:
294:
531:
1297:
1248:
1144:
1049:
1035:
989:
837:
306:
237:
1406:
1343:
1039:
762:
713:
614:
579:
1446:
1340:
1149:
341:
229:
82:
448:
1351:
1288:
1196:
1020:
915:
844:
680:
653:
547:
413:
244:
225:
77:
70:
508:
Vann SD (July 2010). "Re-evaluating the role of the mammillary bodies in memory".
131:
17:
1410:
1275:
1132:
1059:
772:
705:
665:
657:
562:
477:
265:
156:
373:
283:. The medial mammillary nucleus connects with the ventral tegmental nucleus.
138:
180:
1426:
588:
539:
440:
1378:
1128:
737:
685:
318:
273:
261:
233:
150:
1309:
340:
Mammillary body atrophy is present in several other conditions, such as
1164:
334:
279:
The lateral mammillary nucleus has bidirectional connections with the
205:
326:
220:
are a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the
432:
51:
221:
104:
1313:
625:
476:
Peterson, Diana C.; Reddy, Vamsi; Mayes, Debra A. (2024).
561:
Duprez TP, Serieh BA, Raftopoulos C (January 2005).
1377:
1350:
1274:
1247:
1195:
1163:
1091:
1067:
1058:
1028:
1019:
914:
771:
745:
736:
704:
673:
664:
414:"The mammillary bodies: two memory systems in one?"
186:
174:
162:
149:
137:
125:
117:
103:
98:
88:
76:
66:
61:
32:
44:Sagittal section, "Corpus mamillare" highlighted.
1325:
637:
8:
1332:
1318:
1310:
1064:
1025:
742:
670:
644:
630:
622:
503:
501:
499:
50:
38:
1083:Posterior (sympathetic/heat conservation)
578:
521:
321:deficiency is implied in pathogenesis of
567:AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology
365:
317:Damage to the mammillary bodies due to
290:
232:. They are located at the ends of the
532:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.10.019
203:
29:
611:Roche Lexicon - illustrated navigator
412:Vann SD, Aggleton JP (January 2004).
7:
1078:Anterior (parasympathetic/heat loss)
25:
1387:Anterior limb of internal capsule
1117:Parvocellular neurosecretory cell
1112:Magnocellular neurosecretory cell
478:"Neuroanatomy, Mammillary Bodies"
1000:Anterior trigeminothalamic tract
573:(1): 195–7, author reply 197–8.
293:
200:Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
1237:Dorsal longitudinal fasciculus
607:"Anatomy diagram: 13048.000-3"
1:
462:M.B. Carpenter and J. Sutin:
325:. Symptoms include impaired
753:Stria medullaris of thalamus
421:Nature Reviews. Neuroscience
354:Mammillotegmental fasciculus
112:(plural: corpora mamillaria)
1368:Anterior nuclei of thalamus
1155:Suprachiasmatic (melatonin)
323:Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome
1474:
758:Thalamic reticular nucleus
613:. Elsevier. Archived from
94:lateral mammillary nucleus
92:medial mammillary nucleus
378:Anatomy of the Human Body
198:
49:
37:
27:Part of the limbic system
1294:Nuclei campi perizonalis
1220:Retinohypothalamic tract
281:dorsal tegmental nucleus
1215:Medial forebrain bundle
1145:Arcuate (dopamine/GHRH)
484:. StatPearls Publishing
1364:Mammillothalamic tract
1232:Mammillothalamic tract
995:Subthalamic fasciculus
929:Pallidothalamic tracts
924:Mammillothalamic tract
906:Interthalamic adhesion
270:mamillo-thalamic tract
1415:Hippocampal formation
1399:Parahippocampal gyrus
1259:is diencephalon, but
980:Dentatothalamic tract
939:Lenticular fasciculus
901:Midline nuclear group
337:syndromes in humans.
313:Clinical significance
224:that, as part of the
963:Trigeminal lemniscus
724:Subcommissural organ
696:Habenular commissure
394:. Springer Reference
1284:Subthalamic nucleus
1102:posterior pituitary
970:Spinothalamic tract
944:Thalamic fasciculus
392:"Mammillary Bodies"
331:anterograde amnesia
307:recollective memory
228:, form part of the
985:Acoustic radiation
466:(8th edition) 1983
464:Human Neuroanatomy
1440:
1439:
1403:Entorhinal cortex
1307:
1306:
1270:
1269:
1191:
1190:
1015:
1014:
1007:Medullary laminae
975:Lateral lemniscus
934:Ansa lenticularis
732:
731:
691:Habenular trigone
218:mammillary bodies
214:
213:
209:
110:corpus mamillare
18:Mammillary bodies
16:(Redirected from
1465:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1311:
1210:Stria terminalis
1065:
1026:
958:Medial lemniscus
743:
719:Habenular nuclei
671:
646:
639:
632:
623:
618:
593:
592:
582:
558:
552:
551:
525:
510:Neuropsychologia
505:
494:
493:
491:
489:
473:
467:
460:
454:
452:
418:
409:
403:
402:
400:
399:
388:
382:
381:
370:
297:
206:edit on Wikidata
54:
42:
30:
21:
1473:
1472:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1462:
1443:
1442:
1441:
1436:
1391:Cingulate gyrus
1373:
1360:Mammillary body
1346:
1338:
1308:
1303:
1298:Fields of Forel
1266:
1243:
1187:
1159:
1150:Preoptic (GnRH)
1107:Paraventricular
1087:
1054:
1045:Mammillary body
1036:Median eminence
1011:
990:Optic radiation
910:
838:Pulvinar nuclei
776:
767:
728:
700:
660:
652:Anatomy of the
650:
605:
602:
597:
596:
560:
559:
555:
523:10.1.1.372.1373
507:
506:
497:
487:
485:
475:
474:
470:
461:
457:
433:10.1038/nrn1299
416:
411:
410:
406:
397:
395:
390:
389:
385:
372:
371:
367:
362:
350:
315:
301:
300:Mammillary body
298:
289:
258:
253:
210:
111:
93:
57:
45:
33:Mammillary body
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1471:
1469:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1445:
1444:
1438:
1437:
1435:
1434:
1407:Perforant path
1383:
1381:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1356:
1354:
1348:
1347:
1339:
1337:
1336:
1329:
1322:
1314:
1305:
1304:
1302:
1301:
1291:
1286:
1280:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1265:
1264:
1253:
1251:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1240:
1239:
1234:
1224:
1223:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1201:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1169:
1167:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1138:
1137:
1136:
1135:
1121:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1097:
1095:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1080:
1074:
1072:
1062:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1040:Tuber cinereum
1032:
1030:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1003:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
966:
965:
960:
948:
947:
946:
941:
936:
926:
920:
918:
912:
911:
909:
908:
903:
898:
897:
896:
886:
877:
876:
875:
874:
873:
872:
867:
862:
852:
842:
841:
840:
835:
830:
820:
819:
818:
805:
791:
782:
780:
769:
768:
766:
765:
763:Taenia thalami
760:
755:
749:
747:
740:
734:
733:
730:
729:
727:
726:
721:
716:
714:Pretectal area
710:
708:
702:
701:
699:
698:
693:
688:
683:
677:
675:
668:
662:
661:
651:
649:
648:
641:
634:
626:
620:
619:
617:on 2012-07-22.
601:
600:External links
598:
595:
594:
553:
516:(8): 2316–27.
495:
468:
455:
404:
383:
364:
363:
361:
358:
357:
356:
349:
346:
329:, also called
314:
311:
303:
302:
299:
292:
288:
285:
257:
254:
252:
249:
236:arches of the
212:
211:
202:
196:
195:
190:
184:
183:
178:
172:
171:
166:
160:
159:
154:
147:
146:
141:
135:
134:
129:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
107:
101:
100:
96:
95:
90:
86:
85:
80:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
59:
58:
55:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1470:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1453:Limbic system
1451:
1450:
1448:
1432:
1428:
1424:
1420:
1416:
1412:
1408:
1404:
1400:
1396:
1392:
1388:
1385:
1384:
1382:
1380:
1379:Telencephalon
1376:
1369:
1365:
1361:
1358:
1357:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1345:
1342:
1341:Papez circuit
1335:
1330:
1328:
1323:
1321:
1316:
1315:
1312:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1281:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1250:
1246:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1228:
1225:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1206:
1203:
1202:
1200:
1198:
1194:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1166:
1162:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1125:
1122:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1109:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1090:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1057:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1018:
1008:
1005:
1004:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
964:
961:
959:
956:
955:
954:
953:
949:
945:
942:
940:
937:
935:
932:
931:
930:
927:
925:
922:
921:
919:
917:
913:
907:
904:
902:
899:
895:
892:
891:
890:
887:
885:
882:
879:
878:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
857:
856:
853:
851:
848:
847:
846:
843:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
825:
824:
821:
817:
813:
809:
806:
804:
800:
797:
796:
795:
792:
790:
787:
784:
783:
781:
779:
774:
770:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
750:
748:
744:
741:
739:
735:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
711:
709:
707:
703:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
678:
676:
672:
669:
667:
663:
659:
655:
647:
642:
640:
635:
633:
628:
627:
624:
616:
612:
608:
604:
603:
599:
590:
586:
581:
576:
572:
568:
564:
557:
554:
549:
545:
541:
537:
533:
529:
524:
519:
515:
511:
504:
502:
500:
496:
483:
479:
472:
469:
465:
459:
456:
450:
446:
442:
438:
434:
430:
426:
422:
415:
408:
405:
393:
387:
384:
379:
375:
369:
366:
359:
355:
352:
351:
347:
345:
343:
342:colloid cysts
338:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
312:
310:
308:
296:
291:
286:
284:
282:
277:
275:
271:
267:
263:
255:
250:
248:
246:
241:
239:
235:
231:
230:limbic system
227:
223:
219:
207:
201:
197:
194:
191:
189:
185:
182:
179:
177:
173:
170:
167:
165:
161:
158:
155:
152:
148:
145:
142:
140:
136:
133:
130:
128:
124:
120:
116:
113:
108:
106:
102:
97:
91:
87:
84:
81:
79:
75:
72:
69:
65:
60:
53:
48:
41:
36:
31:
19:
1458:Hypothalamus
1359:
1352:Diencephalon
1289:Zona incerta
1263:is glandular
1226:
1204:
1197:White matter
1178:Ventromedial
1141:
1100:
1050:Infundibulum
1044:
1021:Hypothalamus
950:
916:White matter
894:Centromedian
889:Intralaminar
880:
845:Metathalamus
785:
681:Pineal gland
654:diencephalon
615:the original
610:
570:
566:
556:
513:
509:
488:16 September
486:. Retrieved
481:
471:
463:
458:
427:(1): 35–44.
424:
420:
407:
396:. Retrieved
386:
377:
368:
339:
316:
304:
278:
259:
245:hypothalamus
242:
226:diencephalon
217:
215:
169:A14.1.08.402
109:
71:Diencephalon
1411:Hippocampus
1276:Subthalamus
1183:Dorsomedial
1133:vasopressin
1060:Grey matter
773:Grey matter
706:Grey matter
666:Epithalamus
658:human brain
256:Connections
157:birnlex_865
99:Identifiers
1447:Categories
1124:Supraoptic
482:StatPearls
398:2013-06-03
374:Henry Gray
360:References
268:, via the
266:hippocampi
139:NeuroNames
118:Acronym(s)
1427:Subiculum
1257:Posterior
1249:Pituitary
1093:Endocrine
1069:Autonomic
518:CiteSeerX
262:amygdalae
251:Structure
1395:Cingulum
1261:anterior
1227:efferent
1205:afferent
1129:oxytocin
881:midline:
738:Thalamus
686:Habenula
589:15661728
540:19879886
449:15027244
441:14708002
376:(1918).
348:See also
319:thiamine
287:Function
274:thalamus
234:anterior
151:NeuroLex
1344:pathway
1173:Lateral
1165:Emotion
1029:Surface
823:Lateral
794:Ventral
786:paired:
746:Surface
674:Surface
656:of the
580:7975039
548:2424758
335:amnesic
272:to the
132:D008326
67:Part of
62:Details
1431:Fornix
1142:other:
870:K cell
865:M cell
860:P cell
778:nuclei
587:
577:
546:
538:
520:
447:
439:
327:memory
238:fornix
83:Limbic
78:System
1071:zones
544:S2CID
445:S2CID
417:(PDF)
222:brain
204:[
193:74877
105:Latin
89:Parts
1429:) →
952:PCML
585:PMID
536:PMID
490:2024
437:PMID
264:and
216:The
181:5674
164:TA98
127:MeSH
1423:CA1
1419:CA3
816:VPL
812:VPM
575:PMC
528:doi
429:doi
188:FMA
176:TA2
144:412
121:mmb
1449::
1425:→
1421:→
1409:→
1405:→
1401:→
1397:→
1393:→
1389:→
1366:→
1362:→
884:MD
855:LG
850:MG
833:LP
828:LD
808:VP
803:VL
799:VA
789:AN
609:.
583:.
571:26
569:.
565:.
542:.
534:.
526:.
514:48
512:.
498:^
480:.
443:.
435:.
423:.
419:.
276:.
247:.
153:ID
1433:→
1417:(
1413:/
1370:→
1333:e
1326:t
1319:v
1300:)
1296:(
1131:/
1104::
1038:/
814:/
810:/
801:/
775:/
645:e
638:t
631:v
591:.
550:.
530::
492:.
453:.
451:.
431::
425:5
401:.
380:.
208:]
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
