The Hippocampus

The hippocampus (named after its resemblance to the seahorse, from the Greek ἱππόκαμπος, "seahorse" from ἵππος hippos, "horse" and κάμπος kampos, "sea monster") is a major component of the brains of humans and other vertebrates. Humans and other mammals have two hippoca...

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Main Author: Marion Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: WikiJournal User Group 2017-03-01
Series:WikiJournal of Medicine
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Online Access:https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Medicine/The_Hippocampus