Hippocampus and development

J. O. Edgin, Lynn Nadel

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Abstract

The hippocampus undergoes substantial postnatal maturation. This brain structure is central to episodic memory and allocentric spatial mapping, and infants lack these cognitive capacities until 18 months of age or older. The still-maturing hippocampus is especially sensitive to influences from environmental and genetic factors, helping us understand the patterns of developmental change associated with this region and its associated cognitive processes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Curated Reference Collection in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
PublisherElsevier Science Ltd.
Pages89-96
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9780128093245
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • Allocentric
  • Amnesia
  • Cognition
  • Dentate gyrus
  • Development
  • Episodes
  • Maps
  • Maturation
  • Memory
  • Space

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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