#hippocampus__hippocampu a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray 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
supertype: #neural_structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
part of: #limbic_system__visceral_brain__limbic_brain a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior
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