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fornix

fornix

1 9.9
A curved band of nerve fibers that connects the hippocampus to memory areas
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔrnɪks/
  • Specialized
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  • Lesions of the caudate impaired performance on this task, whereas lesions of the fornix did not.

Examples

  • And in this dorsal part of the hippocampus, the fornix fibers are are there.

  • And there's the fornix columns coming through the hypothalms.

  • Other evidence for the distinction of a hippocampal-based memory system and a non-hippocampal-based memory system came from the double dissociation of the caudate nucleus and the fornix for maze performance of rats.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The fornix is crucial for linking the hippocampus to the mammillary bodies in the brain.

  • Researchers studied the fornix to understand its role in memory formation within the limbic system.

  • Damage to the fornix can lead to significant memory impairments in individuals.

Synonyms

trigonum cerebrale
vsfornix
  • Specialized
9.9

A band of nerve fibres at the base of the brain that connects the two memory areas on each side

connects one hippocampus to other brain regions in an arched form

Surface Forms

fornix singular
fornices plural

Etymology

Fornix comes from the Latin fornix, which means 'arch' or 'vault', so the brain fornix is named because it makes a curved, arch-like bundle of nerve fibers that connects memory areas.