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Definition - Hippocampus

Hippocampus - the portion of the cerebral hemisphers in basal medial part of the temporal lobe. This part of the brain is important for learning and memory -- for converting short term memory to more permanent memory, and for recalling spatial relationships in the world about us

a coronal view of the hippocampus

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