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Author Insausti, Ricardo.

Title Postnatal development of the human hippocampal formation / Ricardo Insausti, Sandra Cebada-Sánchez, Pilar Marcos
Published Heidelberg : Springer, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 89 pages) : illustrations
Series Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology, 0301-5556 ; 206
Advances in anatomy, embryology, and cell biology ; 206.
Contents Foreword -- Introduction -- Material and methods -- General organization of the HF fields related to macroscopic anatomy -- Gross anatomical landmarks -- Microscopic anatomy of HF fields -- Correlation between anatomy and MRI -- Functional and pathological aspects of the maturation of human hippocampal formation.-Acknowledgements -- Reference list -- Abbreviations -- Subject Index
Summary The postnatal development of the human hippocampal formation (HF) is subject of increasing interest due to its implication in important pathologies that hamper the normal development of children. In this work, the authorspresent a glimpse of the main events that constitute important milestones in the development and shaping of some of the most important psychological capabilities such as autobiographical memory. Although they examined some cases in the last trimester of gestation, their description starts at birth, around 40 gestational weeks. Serial sections with thionin for Nissl analysis revealed that all fields of the HF were present and identifiable at birth. However, the relative growth of the cortical mantle was much higher relative to the HF. The main structural changes took place during the first postnatal year, in particular in the dentate gyrus and in the entorhinal cortex. At subsequent ages, a growth in size was noted in all components of the HF. This growth was more evident at the body and tail of the hippocampus, as evidenced by measurements of the neuroanatomical series. In addition, the authorsexamined in some cases the MRI appearance of the HF at different postnatal ages obtained by post-mortem imaging. MRI neuroanatomical series provided anatomically identified landmarks useful for the MRI identification of different components of the HF during postnatal development
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Hippocampus (Brain)
Brain -- Growth.
Hippocampus -- growth & development
Hippocampus -- anatomy & histology
Hippocampus
MEDICAL -- Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
Brain -- Growth.
Hippocampus -- growth & development.
Hippocampus -- anatomy & histology.
Science : Anatomy -- Physiology.
Science.
MEDICAL -- Neuroscience.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Neuropsychology.
Hippocampus (Brain)
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Brain -- Growth
Hippocampus (Brain)
Form Electronic book
Author Cebada-Sánchez, Sandra.
Marcos, Pilar, Dr.
ISBN 9783642036613
3642036619
9783642036606
3642036600