Naslov
A note on the sea-horse in the human brain

Autori
Judaš, Miloš ; Pletikos, Mihovil

Izvornik
Translational Neuroscience (2081-3856) 1 (2010), 4; 335-337

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Brain morphology; Hippocampal formation; Hippocampus; History of neuroanatomy

Sažetak
It is commonly believed that the term hippocampus represents a shining example of inappropriate and fanciful anatomical naming, because this brain structure supposedly does not display any resemblance, striking or remote, to the little sea-horse fish known as hippocampus. The aim of this short historical notice is to demonstrate that, in fact, the hippocampus looks very much like the little sea-horse fish, as demonstrated by Gustav Retzius more than a century ago. However, to note this striking resemblance, one has to apply a proper method of anatomical dissection.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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