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parahippocampal

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  • adjective Surrounding the hippocampus

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Examples

  • A part of the brain called the parahippocampal complex appears to mediate “familiarity” memory, the sensation that one has seen something or someone before.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • A part of the brain called the parahippocampal complex appears to mediate “familiarity” memory, the sensation that one has seen something or someone before.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • One region, called the parahippocampal cortex, appears to support "familiarity" memory, the sensation that we have seen or heard something before, though we cannot place it.

    NYT > Home Page By BENEDICT CAREY 2011

  • One region, called the parahippocampal cortex, appears to support "familiarity" memory, the sensation that we have seen or heard something before, though we cannot place it.

    NYT > Home Page 2009

  • Or a hacker could make you think a given person was someone you knew by triggering your parahippocampal complex, creating just enough trust to make you give them a password.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • It turned out that a low level of activity in the parahippocampal cortex, just before a scene was shown, correlated with successful recall.

    Week in Ideas: Christopher Shea 2011

  • So to summon up a sense of familiarity while introducing new input, you could stimulate the parahippocampal complex.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • Twenty participants entered a brain scanner and looked at indoor and outdoor scenes while researchers monitored activity in each person's parahippocampal cortex, which has been linked to processing that kind of visual information.

    Week in Ideas: Christopher Shea 2011

  • Or a hacker could make you think a given person was someone you knew by triggering your parahippocampal complex, creating just enough trust to make you give them a password.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

  • So to summon up a sense of familiarity while introducing new input, you could stimulate the parahippocampal complex.

    World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011

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