Hippocampus
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The hippocampus, also hippocampus proper, is a major component of the brain of humans and many other vertebrates. In the human brain the hippocampus, the dentate gyrus, and the subiculum are component
The human hippocampus and fornix (left) compared with a seahorse (right)
Coronal section of the brain of a macaque monkey, showing hippocampal formation (circled)
Hippocampal subfields and subregions
Drawing by Italian pathologist Camillo Golgi of a hippocampus stained using silver nitrate
Limbic system
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The limbic system, also known as the paleomammalian cortex, is a set of brain structures involved in emotional processing and motivation in humans and many other animals. In humans it is located on bo
Hippocampus
…other vertebrates. In the human brain the hippocampus, the dentate gyrus, and the subiculum are components of the hippocampal formation located in the limbic system. The hippocampus plays important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables…
Cross section of the human brain showing parts of the limbic system from below. Traité d'Anatomie et de Physiologie (1786)