Hippocampus
| Genus of bony fish commonly called seahorses. |
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They propose that the birth of new neurons promotes the gradual loss of memory traces from the hippocampus as those memories are transferred elsewhere in the brain for permanent storage. When a landscape was shown, activity in the hippocampus increased, followed 500 to 750 milliseconds later by eye movements directed toward one of the three faces. believe over-activity in the hippocampus may effectively wear it out, raising the risk of dementia in later life. |
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