hippocampus
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- noun
- /ˌhɪpəˈkæmpəs/
- Specialized
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hipocampo
- With chronic depression, the hippocampus shrinks.
- hippocampus and amygdala
- region of the hippocampus
- the hippocampus in the brain
We can grow new neurons in the hippocampus, OK.
- We can grow new neurons in the hippocampus, OK.
- If it's low, the function and blood flow in your hippocampus is also low.
- And those other two structures, the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus, are vital for learning.
- Inflammation and gene expression in particular in the hippocampus occur with the stress response.
- And the the neocortex or the cortex and the hippocampus, they talk to each other constantly.
- And there's an area called the hippocampus on the inside of your temporal lobes.
- And what we saw was a very clear link between the size of people's hippocampi and their diet quality.
- So think of a pandemic actually been shown to kill cells in the hippocampus.
- So, so maybe lucid dreaming is bad because you're you're activating the hippocampus in a way that's writing new memories.
- So for the cortex, I think aside this other parts of the brain like spinal cord, hippocampus, cerebellum and so on.
Examples
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Scientists have also been surprised to discover a connection between the size of the hippocampus and depressive illness.
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Researchers have discovered that the hippocampus is essential for spatial memory and navigation.
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So, so there is some link between what the hippocampus does and memory for the past.
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If it's low, the function and blood flow in your hippocampus is also low.
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A memory is something stored in your hippocampus, and your hippocampus is a part of your brain.
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Specifically, the hippocampus appears to be primarily involved in the formation of memories.
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Also, stem cells exist within the brain, particularly within the hippocampus.
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And this is really important because many people know that the hippocampus is attacked first in Alzheimer's dementia.
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Cortisol begins to shrink activity in the hippocampus, one of the major memory and learning centers in the brain.
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And there's an area called the hippocampus on the inside of your temporal lobes.
Surface Forms
Morphology
hippocampus = hippo + campus
The anatomical name is a metaphorical transfer from the seahorse sense and uses classical roots; learners knowing ordinary English will not reliably infer the brain-related meaning from the components.
Etymology
The brain hippocampus was named after a 'seahorse' because this curved brain area looks a bit like one, using the same Greek parts hippo 'horse' and kampos 'sea monster'. That's why the hippocampus is known as a key part for making and finding memories — like a little navigator for your past.