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To make a long story short, the hippocampus plays a crucial role in memory (short term) and spatial orientation, as is proven by Alzheimer patients, suffering from hippocampal lesions. It is also a part of the limbic system, therefore it's linked to emotions too. The region probably has to do with olfaction as well.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe main function of the Hippo campus is to create memories from experiences. A trick to remember what this part of the brain is for is if you saw a HIPPO walking through your school/work place, you would remember that forever based on the fact that you were there and you saw it.
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∙ 10y agoThe hippocampus has several functions, including:
- Creation of new memories
- Emotional responses
- Spatial navigation and orientation
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∙ 14y agothe function of the hippocampusis:its is involved with your memory but is mostly part of your short term memory.
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∙ 13y agoThe hippocampus is a major part of the brain. It is part of the limbic system, and supports long term memory and spatial coordination.
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∙ 10y agothe hippocampus is responsible for short-term memory, long-term memory and spatial navigation
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∙ 11y agoBoth psychologists and neurologists laregly believe that the hippocampus plays a major role in the formation about memories of new and experienced events.
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What Part of the brain is called the 'gateway' to memory?
The hippocampus
What is hippocampus damage?
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.
What is a common name for hippocampus?
Cerebral cortex.
The hippocampus and the reticular formation are part of?
Limbic System
Seat of memory in the human brain is located?
Hippocampus
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
In which Family Guy episode does Peter lose his memory?
Season 8|Episode 10 Big Man on Hippocampus
When was Big Man on Hippocampus created?
Big Man on Hippocampus was created on 2010-01-03.
How would memory be affected if the hippocampus suffered deterioration?
The location and arrangement of the arteries supplying the hippocampus make it paryiculary vulnerable to injury. How would memory be affected if the hippocampus suffered deterioration?
How did Hippocampus abdominalis get its name?
Hippocampus abdominalis got its' name from its' most distinct feature that separates it from other seahorses. Hippocampus abdominalis' distinct feature is its' very large protruding belly.
What class does a seahorse belong?
The common seahorse is classified as Hippocampus hudsonius of the genus Hippocampus in the family Syngnathidae.
