The list of groundbreaking discoveries that derive from studies of the hippocampus is mind-boggling. Apparently, most branches of neuroscience have their foundation (or at least some milestones ...

There are at least 40 species of seahorses known to science, living in both temperate and tropical waters around the world. Seahorse species belong to the genus called Hippocampus, also the name of a ...

Resembling a seahorse, as its name implies from the Greek words "hippos" (horse) and "kampus" (sea monster), the hippocampus is a brain region crucial for memory formation. But until recently ...

The hippocampus is a small, seahorse-shaped structure located in the brain’s temporal lobe. It plays a crucial role in memory formation, learning, and spatial navigation.

UCL found the longer someone had been driving a taxi in London, the more grey matter they had in the hippocampus – a seahorse-shaped part of the brain that is crucial for long-term memory and ...