hippocampal
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of hippocampal
First recorded in 1830–40; hippocamp(us) + -al 1
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New neuron formation operates within a larger hippocampal circuit that stores episodic memories along with their emotional significance, and molecular disruptions appeared throughout that system.
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
Notably, those same hippocampal regions have also been found to be hyperactive in people carrying APOE4.
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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