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
Amygdala
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The amygdala is a paired nuclear complex present in the cerebral hemispheres of vertebrates. It is considered part of the limbic system. In primates, it is located medially within the temporal lobes.
Hippocampus
…brain, where it elevates into the floor of each lateral ventricle inferior horn. The hippocampus stretches along its anterior-posterior axis, from the amygdala to the splenium of the corpus callosum, with the head, body, and tail as subregions of this axis. The dentate gyrus, CA subfields, fimbria, and subiculum…
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Subdivisions of the mouse amygdala