Hippocampus

Daniel Johnston; David G Amaral

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195159561.003.0011

Hippocampus

Daniel Johnston, David G Amaral

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Abstract

The hippocampus is one of the most thoroughly studied areas of the mammalian central nervous system. There are two main reasons for this. First, it has a distinctive and readily identifiable structure at both the gross and histological levels. A second reason for the interest in the hippocampus is that since the early 1950s, it has been recognized to play a fundamental role in some forms of learning and memory. This chapter discusses the general organization of the hippocampus, covering its neuronal elements, synaptic connections, physiological and pharmacological properties, neurotransmitter receptors, synaptic plasticity, dendritic properties, and functional operations.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Synaptic Organization of the Brain
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Print)	9780199864447, 019515956X, 9780195159561
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195159561.003.0011
State	Published - Jan 8 2004

Keywords

Brain regions
Dendritic properties
Learning
Memory
Synaptic circuits
Synaptic connections

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuroscience(all)

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