Hippocampus
WordNet
noun
(1) Seahorses
(2) A complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey 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 memories
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Etymology
From from from and .
Noun
- A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse, and the rear of a dolphin, a hippocamp.
- A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe which consists mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. So named because of its resemblance to the seahorse.