parahippocampal

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ hippocampal.

Adjective

parahippocampal (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding the hippocampus.
    • 2016, Pierre Jolicoeur, ‎Christine Lefebvre, ‎Julio Martinez-Trujillo, Mechanisms of Sensory Working Memory (page 128)
      Another recent study found that in a delayed recognition working memory task, after affecting the functional connectivity between the PFC and the parahippocampal place area with a task designed to produce interference, older adults were unable to regain connectivity to preinterference levels, unlike younger adults who could.

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