海马脚
Pes hippocampi
定义
海马的前端或下端扩展,呈现两个或三个圆形隆起或指状突起,使其外观形似爪状,因此被命名为海马脚。
海马的主要功能与长期记忆的形成有关。若海马受损,可导致记忆丧失或遗忘症。
參考資料
Snell, R.S. (2010). ‘Chapter 9: Reticular formation and limbic system’, in Clinical Neuroanatomy. (7th ed.) Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 307-312.
Blumenfield, H. (2002). ‘Chapter 18: Limbic system: Homeostasis, Olfaction, Memory, and Emotion’ in Neuroanatomy through Clinical Cases. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA 01375 U.S.A. pp.775.