entorhinal cortex
Hippocampal input region
The entorhinal cortex is a region of the brain located in the medial temporal lobe, serving as the main interface between the hippocampus and the rest of the cortex.
It plays a central role in memory formation, spatial navigation, and the perception of time.
Damage to this area is among the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Neurons encoding spatial position
- navigationDetermining position and course
- cognitive mapInternal spatial representation
- spatial memoryRecollection of layouts and positions
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
Memory formation region
- limbic systemEmotional brain structures
- temporal lobeBrain section for hearing
- neocortexHigher cognition brain region
- gyrusCerebral cortex ridge
CA1 · white matter · grey matter · axon · dendrite · afferent · efferent
Degenerative brain condition affecting memory
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- mild cognitive impairmentEarly-stage mental decline
Converting data to format
- retrievalAct of getting back
- recallMemory retrieval act
- long-term memoryStored knowledge over time
- working memoryTemporary cognitive holding space
place cells
Neurons encoding spatial position
- navigationDetermining position and course
- cognitive mapInternal spatial representation
- spatial memoryRecollection of layouts and positions
wayfinding · egocentric · orientation · O'Keefe · Nobel Prize
hippocampus
Memory formation region
- limbic systemEmotional brain structures
- temporal lobeBrain section for hearing
- neocortexHigher cognition brain region
CA1 · gyrus · white matter · grey matter · axon · dendrite · afferent · efferent
Alzheimer's disease
Degenerative brain condition affecting memory
- neurodegenerationProgressive loss of neurons
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
mild cognitive impairment · biomarker · disease progression · neuropathology
encoding
Converting data to format
- retrievalAct of getting back
- recallMemory retrieval act
- long-term memoryStored knowledge over time
chemosensory
Pertaining to chemical detection
- brain regionscerebrum, frontal lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe
- allocortexhippocampus
- cerebral cortexgyrus, sulcus, gyri, sulci, neocortex
- cortexneocortex
- limbic cortex
- limbic systemhippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, fornix, mammillary bodies
entorhinal cortexprefrontal cortex
Brain's planning and impulse center
hippocampus · neocortex · CA1 · amygdala
entorhinal cortexbrainstem
Lower neural trunk
spinal cord · cerebellum · basal ganglia · striatum · motor cortex