adjective
- relating to or involving the hippocampus, a part of the brain important for memory formation
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The patient showed hippocampal damage after the stroke.
- Hippocampal neurons are crucial for forming new memories.
- The study examined hippocampal activity during learning tasks.
- Alzheimer’s disease often affects hippocampal function first.
- Researchers measured hippocampal volume using brain scans.
- The hippocampal formation includes several connected brain regions.