Entorhinal cortex
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Used for
Brodmann's area 28, entorhinal area
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See for
parahippocampal gyrus, perforant pathway
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Broader Terms
association cortex, limbic system, temporal lobe /cortex
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Scope Note
Brodmann's area 28; major gateway for neocortical input to the hippocampus; origin of the perforant pathway; a component of the medial temporal lobe memory system.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- This is the standard story, although I just found this that seems to indicate that the lateral entorhinal cortex is the input structure and the medial entorhinal cortex is the output when it comes to cortico-hippocampal communication.
- The entorhinal cortex is medially bordered by the parasubiculum, and laterally by the perirhinal cortex; rostrally and medially it is bordered by the piriform cortex, whereas caudally and dorsally it is bordered by the postrhinal cortex.
- Extracellular signal-regulated kinase activity in the entorhinal cortex is necessary for long-term spatial memory.
- 156-166, July/August 2002 RESEARCH PAPER Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Activity in the Entorhinal Cortex Is Necessary for Long-Term Spatial Memory April E.
- ISBN 951-781-741-X ISSN 0357-6043 The human entorhinal cortex is located in the ventromedial portion of the temporal lobe and consists of eight subfields.
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