The cingulate gyrus forms a belt-like curved fold above the corpus callosum, which led early anatomists to give it this name.
The name comes from Latin:
- cingulum = belt or girdle
- gyrus = fold of cortex
Cingulate Gyrus = Emotion
Part Of The Limbic System
Papez Circuit
The function of the cingulate gyrus became clearer with work on emotion and behavior.
- James
Papez (1883–1958) proposed the
Papez circuit in 1937.
The circuit included:
- Hippocampus
- Mammillary bodies
- Thalamus
- Cingulate gyrus
Papez suggested this circuit controlled emotion.
This was the first major functional role assigned to the cingulate gyrus.
Cingulate Gyrus
Heart - Brain Axis
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