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Preferred term

entorhinal cortex  

Definition

  • Region of the medial temporal lobe at the interface between the neocortex and the hippocampus, playing an important role in different aspects of memory functioning (spatial memory, temporal memory, episodic memory, consolidation, etc.).​

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • area 28 of Brodmann
  • entorhinal area
  • secondary olfactory cortex
  • secondary olfactory cortical area

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Schultz, H., Sommer, T., & Peters, J. (2015). The role of the human entorhinal cortex in a representational account of memory. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00628

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

In other languages

  • French

  • aire 28 de Broadmann
  • aire corticale olfactive secondaire
  • aire entorhinale
  • cortex olfactif secondaire

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-X19H3ZBK-2

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