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Psychological Terms – Ammon’s Horn
Ammon’s horn is another name for the major part of the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for learning, memory, and spatial navigation. Together with the subiculum and the dentate gyrus, it forms the hippocampal formation.
The name derives from the Egyptian deity Ammon, often depicted with ram’s horns—resembling the curved hippocampal structure. Damage to this area is strongly associated with amnesia, especially the inability to form new memories.
Ammon’s horn is another name for the major part of the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for learning, memory, and spatial navigation. Together with the subiculum and the dentate gyrus, it forms the hippocampal formation.
The name derives from the Egyptian deity Ammon, often depicted with ram’s horns—resembling the curved hippocampal structure. Damage to this area is strongly associated with amnesia, especially the inability to form new memories.
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