James Papez

James Papez (1883-1958) was an American neuroanatomist. He 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.

Papez research is based on brain areas related to emotions. The relationship between activity of the brain and motivation and behaviour. The hypothalamus governs the expession of emotions. Among James Papez books are :

Human growth and development
Comparative neurology: A manual and text for the study of the nervous system of vertebrates
Hemichorea (Hemiballismus) Association with a Pallidal Lesion, Involving Afferent and Efferent Connections of the Subthalamic Nucleus; Curare Therapy

References

1. UIC University of Chicago. Retrieved Agust, 2009, from http://www.uic.edu/depts/mcne/founders/page0070.html.

Selected Bibliography : Encyclopedia Britannica.

Next researcher on emotions: Joseph LeDoux