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From the Greek word for "sea horse"; along with the fornix, important for learning.
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Found in the diencephalon along with the hypothalamus; along with the anterior and dorsomedial nuclei in the thalamus, involved with the processing of recognition memory.
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A complex cluster of nuclei that act as way stations to the cerebral cortex; damage to the dorsomedial nuclei here can impair memory formation.
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Provide profuse cholinergic inputs to the hippocampus and cortex; deterioration in these pathways appears to be a factor in age-related memory impairment and in Alzheimer's disease.
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Serves as a major pathway from the amygdala to the hypothalamus and participates in anxiety and stress responses.
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A fiber tract that extends from the hippocampus to the mammillary body; along with the hippocampus, important for learning.
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A cortical region implicated in diverse functions, including the direction of attention.
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An anterior basal structure that receives olfactory (smell) inputs from the nasal cavities.
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An almond-shaped structure consisting of several subdivisions with quite diverse functions, including emotional regulation and the perception of odor.
Hippocampus
Mammillary body
Thalamus
Septal nuclei
Stria terminalis
Fornix
Cingulate gyrus
Olfactory bulb
Amygdala
Textbook Reference: The Brain Shows Regional Specialization of Functions