hippocampus
IPA: hɪpoʊkˈæmpʌs
noun
- (mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
- (neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
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Examples of "hippocampus" in Sentences
- Spatial mnemonics and the hippocampus.
- Regardless, it would be the hippocampus.
- It is necessary for hippocampus formation.
- The hippocampus is of particular interest.
- Comparison of mammalian and avian hippocampus.
- Theta is not just confined to the hippocampus.
- The hippocampus is important for explicit memory.
- The hippocampus and the neuropsychology of memory.
- The hippocampus is an anatomical subdivision of the brain.
- The allocortex includes the olfactory cortex and the hippocampus.
- Well … to be fair the hippocampus is actually based on a mythological creature.
- There's an area of the brain called the hippocampus, which is responsible for memories.
- In turn, this improves brain function related to the area of the brain called the hippocampus, which is the center for memory and learning.
- The part of the brain called the hippocampus, which is responsible for short-term memory, emotional memory and concentration, is damaged by long-term stress.
- The hippocampus is involved in explicit (or declarative) memory, memory for people, objects, or places, memories that require conscious participation for recall.
- At midday, all of the volunteers took part in a learning test designed to exercise a region of the brain called the hippocampus, which is involved in storing memories.
- In the 1980s, researchers directly stimulated a brain region in humans called the hippocampus, which is critical in memory formation; but the current interfered with new memories.
- Cajal and Lorente de Nó had pointed out, the cellular architecture of the hippocampus is remarkably conserved among mammals, and the main cell type, the pyramidal cell, is found in
- At noon, both groups took part in a series of rigorous learning tests intended to tax a region of the brain called the hippocampus, which is known to be involved in the formation of short-term memory.
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