hippocampal
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of hippocampal
First recorded in 1830–40; hippocamp(us) + -al 1
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Fried fast foods were also linked to a larger decline in hippocampal volume.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
In contrast, higher consumption of sweets was associated with faster ventricular enlargement and greater hippocampal atrophy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
Notably, those same hippocampal regions have also been found to be hyperactive in people carrying APOE4.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
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 Havelock Ellis
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