Psychology / Unit 2 Psych 0209 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Hippocampus
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The idea
The hippocampus is required for forming new long-term memories of facts and events.
In practice
A patient with both hippocampi removed retains childhood memories and forms no new ones.
Where people slip
The hippocampus is not where memories are stored. It is required to file them elsewhere.
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