hippocampal formation

hippocampal formation

a region of the brain located in the medial temporal lobe and concerned with the consolidation of long-term memory. It comprises the dentate gyrus, hippocampus, and subiculum and communicates with areas of neocortex via the entorhinal cortex.

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