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The mamillary bodies of the brain are a pair of round parts of the limbic system and considered part of the hypothalamus are responsible for recollective memory and spatial memories and form relays for the amygdalae and hippocampi. Pathology of these bodies can be due to lack of thiamine and my produce amnesia, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, heart failure and sleep apnea. The EXACT function is still unknown.

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