Clinical Terms

Hippocampus

A brain region heavily involved in memory and in placing experiences in time and context.

The hippocampus is a brain region heavily involved in memory and in placing experiences in time and context. In conversations about trauma, it often comes up because overwhelming experiences can disrupt how the hippocampus stores memory, which is part of why some memories feel fragmented or 'stuck in the present.'

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