hippocampus
hippocampus — 名詞
1. a curved structure inside the brain that plays an essential role in creating new
海馬體
大腦中負責記憶形成與情緒處理的結構
a curved structure inside the brain that plays an essential role in creating new memories and connecting emotions to experiences
Dr. Nkechi found that damage to the hippocampus makes it hard to form new memories.
Nkechi 博士發現，海馬體受損會讓患者難以形成新的記憶。
damage to [body part] + makes it hard to [verb]
Andrés practiced piano scales daily, and MRI scans showed his hippocampus had grown.
Andrés 每天練習鋼琴音階，MRI 掃描顯示他的海馬體增長了。
active learning activity + hippocampus growth
Tamar's meditation practice was linked to increased hippocampus volume in a brain-imaging study.
Tamar 的冥想練習與腦部影像中所見的海馬體體積增加有關。
The hippocampus shrinks with age, which may explain why older adults forget details more easily.
海馬體會隨著年齡增長而萎縮，這或許可以解釋為什麼老年人比較容易忘記細節。
用法筆記
The plural form is hippocampi (/ˌhɪp.əˈkæm.paɪ/). In scientific writing, the hippocampus is often referred to in the singular as an uncountable mass noun when describing brain tissue or function (e.g., 'hippocampus volume,' 'hippocampus tissue').