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hippocampal

hippocampal

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Relating to the part of the brain used for memory and learning
  • adjective
  • /ˌhɪpəˈkæmpəl/
  • Specialized
: hipocampal
  • We think it's because during slow wave sleep, there's a lot more flow of information from hippocampal structures.
  • hippocampal neurons
  • hippocampal sclerosis
  • hippocampal damage

So he did this in tissue culture of hippocampal neurons.

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Examples

  • Researchers found that the hippocampal region is crucial for memory and learning.

  • The results from this study show that Lcn2 contributes to hippocampal iron accumulation in the J20 AD mouse model.

    Academic text (2018)
  • So again, that would fit with what we're saying for the hippocampal side of things.

  • Think we're at the end of the hour, so we'll be talking now about the hippocampal formation next time.

  • Similarly, after a week, they saw the same impact on hippocampal dependent learning and memory tasks.

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  • OK, well that's how you study parts of the brain and particularly the hippocampal areas in humans.

  • Given the possibility that CFS may cause hippocampal damage and epilepsy, they require urgent medical intervention.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The current preclinical study demonstrated that Simvastatin was effective in inhibiting the apoptosis of hippocampal cells and inflammation in mice with Alzheimer's disease.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Simvastatin inhibits hippocampal cell apoptosis. Reducing the apoptosis of hippocampal neurons is a key requirement of therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Acetylcholine is an important neuromodulator for memory encoding and has been shown to facilitate hippocampal LTP (Huerta and Lisman, 1995).

    Academic text (2017)

Surface Forms

hippocampal positive

Morphology

hippocampal = hippocampus (transparent) = hippocampus + al

The adjective is formed in the regular way from the noun 'hippocampus' plus the adjectival suffix '-al'.

Etymology

Hippocampal comes from hippocampus, a part of the brain named after a 'seahorse' because of its shape, and hippo- means 'horse', as in hippopotamus. So, hippocampal means 'relating to the hippocampus', the brain area that helps memory and learning.