hippocampal
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of hippocampal
First recorded in 1830–40; hippocamp(us) + -al 1
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This enormous dataset allowed researchers to see what individual cells were doing and determine exactly where affected cells were located within the hippocampal circuit.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
According to the researchers, the hippocampal hyperactivity associated with APOE4 was entirely driven by APOE4 produced within neurons themselves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The researchers then used CRISPRi, a method that lowers the activity of a gene without permanently changing DNA, to reduce Nell2 in hippocampal neurons from adult APOE4 mice.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
They also studied hippocampal tissue from older mice engineered to carry the human APOE2, APOE3, or APOE4 gene.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Just in front of the anterior end of the calcarine fissure the callosal gyrus is constricted to form the isthmus which connects it with the hippocampal or uncinate gyrus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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