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hippocampus [‚hip·ə′kam·pəs] (anatomy) A ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain. Hippocampus [‚hip·ə′kam·pəs] (vertebrate zoology) A genus of marine fishes in the order Gasterosteiformes which contains the sea horses. hippocampus fabulous marine creature; half fish, half horse. [Rom. Myth. and Art: Hall, 154] See : Monsters How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The hippocampal formation was stained using the Rapid Golgi protocol (Valverde 1993), and the cerebellum was stained using a modified Golgi-Cox staining protocol (Morest 1981) in tissue sections (100 [micro]m), prepared using a sliding microtome (American Optical, New Haven, CT). Endogenous potentials generated in the human hippocampal formation and amygdala by infrequent events. This so-called hippocampal formation helps to regulate memory formation and the learning of information. |
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