Hippocampus Definition & Meaning
hippocampus
- noun
- a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
- seahorses
"Hippocampus" in song lyrics
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"I'm your homunculus, hopping around in your hippocampus"
Smokee Tokess — Change Around Me -
"how to improve the memory functioning of the hippocampus"
AOL — AOL
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- What does hippocampus mean?
- a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories seahorses
- What part of speech is hippocampus?
- Hippocampus is a noun.
- How many definitions does hippocampus have?
- Hippocampus has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).