Fornix

A C-shaped bundle of white matter fibers that connects the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies and other parts of the limbic system, crucial for memory formation and recall.

Key Functions:

• Connects the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies and other diencephalic structures.
• Essential for declarative memory formation and retrieval.
• Part of the Papez circuit.

Interacting Systems & Components:

• Hippocampus (connects to)
• Mammillary Bodies (connects to)
• Limbic System (component of)
• Memory (involved in)
• White Matter (composed of)