But, there were significantly lower levels in a subregion of the hippocampus, called the dentate gyrus, in the mutated mice. Next, the scientists teamed up with researchers at Harvard to find out ...

Most of the cells in the adult mammalian brain are mature and don’t divide, but in a few regions, including an area of the hippocampus called the dentate gyrus, neurogenesis occurs. The dentate gyrus ...

The hippocampus is a forebrain structure located within the medial temporal lobe that consists of the subiculum, CA1, CA2, CA3 and dentate gyrus regions. The hippocampal formation also includes ...

A novel study has shed new light on the brain structures critical to human verbal memory, offering valuable insights for ...

A new study has identified brain regions crucial for remembering words and how they are affected in people with temporal lobe epilepsy.

Untangling the functional organisation of a brain region crucial for memory and learning helps reveal how individual differences are linked to variations in recall ability, aging and dopamine receptor ...