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- adjective   Surrounding the 
hippocampus  
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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It turned out that a low level of activity in the parahippocampal cortex, just before a scene was shown, correlated with successful recall.
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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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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.
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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
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So to summon up a sense of familiarity while introducing new input, you could stimulate the parahippocampal complex.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
 
chained_bear commented on the word parahippocampal
See cingulum.
October 15, 2008