Parahippocampal gyrus
Gyrus parahippocampalis
Definition
The parahippocampal gyrus is a structure located caudal to the piriform lobe, in the rhinencephalon. It is covered by the entorhinal cortex and maintains reciprocal connections with the hippocampal formation, which it partially overlies.
References
Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
