hippocampal

American  

[hip-uh-kam-puhl] / ˌhɪp əˈkæm pəl /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of or relating to the hippocampus.

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Other Word Forms

• posthippocampal adjective

Etymology

Origin of hippocampal

First recorded in 1830–40; hippocamp(us) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

"Now accessible on hippocampushub.eu, this model serves as a flexible tool for scientists, providing extensive analyses and an interface to support further hippocampal research."

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

Next the team will tackle the mouse hippocampal formation, which is important to neuroscience for its role in memory and neurological disease.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

"The discovery of spindle oscillations in single hippocampal axons opens new avenues for understanding the mechanisms underlying memory consolidation during sleep," said co-author Gregory Brewer, adjunct professor of biomedical engineering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

The findings offer a promising foundation for future studies exploring the therapeutic potential of targeting hippocampal activity to improve sleep quality and cognitive function.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Rhinencephalon designates the regions which are pre-eminently olfactory in function: the olfactory bulb, its peduncle, the tuberculum olfactorium and locus perforatus, the pyriform lobe, the paraterminal body, and the whole hippocampal formation.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock