subiculum
Sign in to saveThe subiculum (Latin for "support") also known as the subicular complex, or subicular cortex, is the most inferior component of the hippocampal formation. It lies between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 hippocampal subfield.
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- Name
- Structure
- Parasubiculum
- Presubiculum
- Postsubiculum
- Prosubiculum
- Function
- Clinical significance
- Potential role in Alzheimer's disease
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The subiculum (Latin for "support") also known as the subicular complex, or subicular cortex, is the most inferior component of the hippocampal formation. It lies between the entorhinal cortex and the CA1 hippocampal subfield.
The subicular complex comprises a set of four related structures including the prosubiculum, presubiculum, postsubiculum and parasubiculum.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “subiculum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.