The hippocampus is a pivotal structure in mood regulation, memory and stress adaptation. In major depressive disorder (MDD), cumulative evidence indicates both global volume loss and discrete subfield ...

People with breathing problems during sleep may have a larger hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for memory and thinking, according to a study published in the December 18, 2024, online ...

Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences.

A team of scientists has unveiled how the hippocampus orchestrates multiple memory processes, including encoding new information, forming memories, and retrieving them. A team of scientists from the ...

Understanding how specific cell types change over the course of the disease could reveal the circuits underlying cognitive impairment and dementia and identify new targets for earlier, more effective ...