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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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Wagne found that the amount a person later remembered could be predicted by looking at activity in the brain's hippocampal region during learning. Development of the hippocampal region in the rat I. Curious as to whether this phenomenon stems merely from the brain cells' being colder than normal, Frerichs and his colleagues removed slices of tissue from the hippocampal region of hibernating squirrels' brains. |
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