Brain and hippocampus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a coronal section through the head of a healthy 30-year-old, showing the hippocampus (

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Brain and hippocampus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a coronal section through the head of a healthy 30-year-old, showing the hippocampus (centre left and right). The hippocampus is part of the limbic system and plays important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, as well as spatial navigation.

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