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Any damage to the hippocampus in the brain. You would refer to it as "hippocampal damage" or "hippocampal lesion". It can happen by a number of pathologies including ischamia, CO poisoning, surgical lesion, tumour etc. The hippocampus is heavily involved in spatial memory.
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What Part of the brain is called the 'gateway' to memory?
The hippocampus
What is a common name for hippocampus?
Cerebral cortex.
What parts of the brain are not used?
hippocampus, amygdala
Seat of memory in the human brain is located?
Hippocampus
The hippocampus and the reticular formation are part of?
Limbic System
If you suffered damage to your hippocampus you would most likely have problems?
with memory.
Damage to the hippocampus can result in anterograde amnesia which is?
Inability to form new memories.
Damage to which part of the limbic system would most likely impair memory?
Hippocampus
What is damaged when you cant form new memories?
The ability to form new memories is primarily linked to damage in the hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for memory consolidation. Conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, head injuries, or stroke can affect the function of the hippocampus, resulting in difficulties in forming new memories.
What happens if hippocampus is damaged?
Damage to the hippocampus can lead to seizures and memory loss known as anterograde amnesia. This means that the person would not have the ability to form new memories, but would still have memories from before the accident.
What is the phylum name of hippocampus?
Hippocampus, the seahorses, belong to the phylum Chrodata.
What does a hippocampus eat?
A hippocampus is part of the brain, so it does not eat.
When was Hippocampus Press created?
Hippocampus Press was created in 1999.
When was Hippocampus - journal - created?
Hippocampus - journal - was created in 1991.
What Part of the brain is called the 'gateway' to memory?
The hippocampus
What is binomial nomenclature of a seahorse?
The binomial nomenclature of a seahorse is Hippocampus. The genus name is Hippocampus, which refers to the shape of a seahorse's head resembling a horse, and the species name is determined based on the specific species of seahorse, such as Hippocampus kuda or Hippocampus zosterae.
What part of the limbic system is vital in converting short-term memory to long term memory?
lhypothalamus
