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a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories seahorses
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(hip-o-KAM-pus). The part of the brain that assists in storing memory by sorting and sending new bits of information to be stored in appropriate sections of your brain and recalling them when necessary.
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A curved elevation of gray matter extending the entire length of the floor of the temporal horn of the lateral ventricle. Starting on the its ventricular aspect, the hippocampus is usually considered to comprise seven sublayers.
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Gr. hippocampos, sea horse. The hippocampus is so-named because of its resemblance to a sea horse.
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Structure of the limbic system extending from the amygdala anteriorally to the cingulate cortex and fornix posteriorally.
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