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subiculum

subiculum

9.9
A part of the brain under the hippocampus that helps with memory and navigation
  • noun
  • /səˈbɪkjʊləm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subículo
  • The subiculum plays a crucial role in forming new memories and helps in navigating through space.

Examples

  • In Gray's model, brain circuits underlying the BIS include the hippocampus, subiculum, septum, and related structures.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Neurons in the subiculum are highly active during tasks that involve remembering locations.

  • Researchers have studied the activity of the subiculum to understand its impact on memory recall.

Surface Forms

subiculum singular
subicula plural

Morphology

subiculum = sub + iculum

The word is a learned borrowing (Latin formation: sub- + -iculum); the anatomical sense ('part of the brain below the hippocampus') is a technical lexical item not transparently compositional for average learners.

Etymology

Subiculum comes from Latin sub- 'under' and cubare 'to lie', so it pictures a 'small bed under' the hippocampus, which explains why the brain subiculum is a part below the hippocampus that helps with memory and navigation.