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Importance of Hippocampus for Memory Storage
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The hippocampus, which was once considered only involved in memory encoding, is now believed to be important in storing long-term memories by putting together associations and information in interesting new ways.
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The hippocampus is a key component of the human brain that is essential for both memory and imagination.
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The hippocampus is a key component of the human brain that is essential for both memory and imagination. While memories of past events are stored in our long-term memory banks, the hippocampus is also responsible for creating new associations and allowing us to visualize events or situations we have never experienced before.
ChapterImportance of Hippocampus for Memory Storage
EpisodeDr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools
PodcastHuberman Lab
The idea that the hippocampus is only involved in encoding memories, and not storing them, is a tricky statement.
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The idea that the hippocampus is only involved in encoding memories, and not storing them, is a tricky statement. Long-term memories are ultimately stored in the cortex, but the hippocampus can serve as an intermediate storage for a long period of time.
ChapterImportance of Hippocampus for Memory Storage
EpisodeDr. Wendy Suzuki: Boost Attention & Memory with Science-Based Tools
PodcastHuberman Lab
The writer of the passage is a neuroscientist.
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The writer of the passage is a neuroscientist. The author thinks that initially, in fact, Scoville, the neurosurgeon, overestimated the number of millimeters he had want, he intended to remove at the hippocampus. The author is a neuroscientist.