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hippocampus  

Definition

  • Structure of the medial temporal lobe involved in different memory activities, such as the consolidation of declarative memories, episodic memory, relational and contextual memory, working memory or spatial memory. The hippocampus is connected to many cortical and subcortical regions and is also involved in non-mnemonic cognitive activities.

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  • • Huijgen, J., & Samson, S. (2015). The hippocampus: A central node in a large-scale brain network for memory. Revue Neurologique, 171(3), 204–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurol.2015.01.557

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Miry, O., Li, J., & Chen, L. (2021). The quest for the hippocampal memory engram: From theories to experimental evidence. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 14. Scopus. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2020.632019

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Moscovitch, M., Cabeza, R., Winocur, G., & Nadel, L. (2016). Episodic memory and beyond: The hippocampus and neocortex in transformation. Annual Review of Psychology, 67, 105–134. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-113011-143733

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Ross, T. W., & Easton, A. (2022). The hippocampal horizon: Constructing and segmenting experience for episodic memory. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 132, 181–196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.11.038

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Slotnick, S. D. (2022). The hippocampus and long-term memory. Cognitive Neuroscience, 13(3‑4), 113‑114. https://doi.org/10.1080/17588928.2022.2128736

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  • • Waters, S. J., Basile, B. M., & Murray, E. A. (2023). Reevaluating the role of the hippocampus in memory: A meta-analysis of neurotoxic lesion studies in nonhuman primates. Hippocampus, 33(6), 787-807. https://doi.org/10.1002/hipo.23499

    [Study type: meta-analysis / Access: open]

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  • Frank Arnould

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