entorhinal cortex
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The entorhinal cortex is a brain region in the medial temporal lobe crucial for memory, navigation, and serving as a major interface between the hippocampus and neocortex.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brain region
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cortical area ⓘ medial temporal lobe structure ⓘ |
| borders |
hippocampus
NERFINISHED
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parahippocampal cortex ⓘ perirhinal cortex NERFINISHED ⓘ subiculum ⓘ |
| BroddmannArea |
Brodmann area 28
NERFINISHED
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Brodmann area 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
CA1 region of hippocampus
ⓘ
CA3 region of hippocampus NERFINISHED ⓘ dentate gyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ hippocampus NERFINISHED ⓘ neocortex ⓘ parahippocampal cortex ⓘ parietal cortex ⓘ perirhinal cortex NERFINISHED ⓘ prefrontal cortex ⓘ subiculum ⓘ |
| contains |
border cells
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grid cells ⓘ head direction cells ⓘ place-related cells ⓘ |
| cytoarchitectonicType |
allocortex
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periallocortex ⓘ |
| firstAffectedIn | Alzheimer's disease NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | perforant path ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
lateral entorhinal cortex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medial entorhinal cortex ⓘ |
| involvedIn | early Alzheimer-related memory impairment ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
human brain
ⓘ
mammalian brain ⓘ temporal lobe ⓘ |
| majorInputPathwayTo | hippocampus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorOutputPathwayFrom | hippocampus ⓘ |
| partOf |
cerebral cortex
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limbic system NERFINISHED ⓘ medial temporal lobe ⓘ |
| receivesInputFrom |
amygdala
ⓘ
olfactory cortex ⓘ |
| roleIn |
associative learning
ⓘ
cognitive mapping ⓘ context representation ⓘ episodic memory ⓘ memory consolidation ⓘ navigation ⓘ spatial memory ⓘ |
| sendsOutputTo |
hippocampal formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
neocortex ⓘ |
| speciesPresentIn |
humans
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primates ⓘ rodents ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
Alzheimer's pathology
ⓘ
tau pathology ⓘ |
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