hippocampal

[hip-uh-kam-puhl]

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of or relating to the hippocampus.

Other Word Forms

• posthippocampal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hippocampal¹

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

Example Sentences

For example, heavy drug use has been linked to smaller overall brain sizes, and heavy cannabis consumption has been linked to smaller hippocampal volumes.

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In this study, substance use was linked to larger overall brain sizes and larger hippocampal volumes.

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"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."

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However, since exercise impacts the brain and body in many different ways, it wasn't clear whether the effect of exercise was due to hippocampal circuit rewiring by neurogenesis, or other factors.

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

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