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Definition of «hippocampus»

The hippocampus is a small, curved structure located in the medial temporal lobe of the brain. It plays an important role in memory formation and retrieval, as well as spatial navigation. The term comes from the Greek words for 'seahorse' due to its resemblance to that animal when viewed from above.

Usage examples

  1. The hippocampus is a region in the brain responsible for the formation and retrieval of memories.
  2. Research has shown that chronic stress can have detrimental effects on the size and function of the hippocampus.
  3. Damage to the hippocampus can result in memory loss and difficulties with spatial navigation.
  4. Neurogenesis, the process of generating new neurons, occurs in the hippocampus throughout our lifetime.
  5. Studies have linked a smaller hippocampus to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
  6. The hippocampus plays a crucial role in consolidating information from short-term memory to long-term memory.
  7. Lesions in the hippocampus can cause anterograde amnesia, where individuals are unable to form new memories.
  8. The hippocampus is named after its resemblance to a seahorse, as "hippocampus" comes from the Greek words "hippos" meaning horse and "kampos" meaning sea monster.

Phrases with «hippocampus»

Sentences with «hippocampus»

  • Interestingly, differential methylation of the protocadherin cluster was also found to be associated with childhood socioeconomic position in whole blood [85] and with differential maternal care early in life in hippocampi of rats [33]. (journals.plos.org)
  • We measured Vc in axons of Schaffer collaterals in CA1 area of hippocampus in two transgenic mouse models of AD that over-express β - amyloid, line 41 (6mo) and APP / PS1 (24mo). (psychogenics.com)
  • Why is there a special issue on perirhinal cortex in a journal called Hippocampus? (nimh.nih.gov)
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