…the hippocampus is an ancient part of the cerebral cortex inside the brain, the primitive form of which is also found in fish and amphibians. It was named after the shape of the fish tail attached to the lower half of Hippocampus, a sea monster ridden by Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. The hippocampus has been given further partial names such as the fimbria, hippocampal peduncle, and hippocampal hook. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Hippokampos" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…脳の内部にある古い大脳皮質部分で,その原始型は魚類や両生類にもみられる。ギリシア神話に登場する海神ポセイドンが乗る海の怪物ヒッポカンポスHippokamposの下半身についている魚の尾の形にこの部分が似ているので名づけられた。海馬にはさらに海馬采,海馬足,海馬鉤などの部分的名称が与えられている。… ※「Hippokampos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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