hippocampus
pronunciation
How to pronounce hippocampus in British English:
UK [ˌhɪpəˈkæmpəs]
How to pronounce hippocampus in American English:
US [ˌhɪpə'kæmpəs]
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- Noun:
- a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memorie
Word Origin
- hippocampus (n.)
- c. 1600, a kind of sea monster, part horse and part dolphin or fish (they are often pictured pulling Neptune's chariot), from Late Latin hippocampus, from Greek hippokampos, from hippos "horse" + kampos "a sea monster," perhaps related to kampe "caterpillar." Used from 1570s as a name of a type of fish; of a part of the brain from 1706, on supposed resemblance to the fish.
Example
- 1. And the hippocampus plays an important role there .
- 2. The hippocampus contributes to conscious memory .
- 3. This also decreased neurogenesis in the hippocampus .
- 4. People who learn new vocabulary quickly show more activity in the hippocampus .
- 5. Also , antidepressants encourage the development of new cells in the hippocampus .