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caudal
caudal Caudal means toward the back or posterior end of a brain structure along its front-to-back axis.
Caudal means toward the back or posterior end of a brain structure along its front-to-back axis. In the hippocampus, the caudal portion refers to the posterior part, which earlier studies have linked mainly with spatial memory and navigation.