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rostral

rostral Rostral means toward the front, or anterior, part of a structure.

Rostral means toward the front, or anterior, part of a structure. In the hippocampus, the rostral portion refers to its front end and is contrasted with the caudal, or rear/posterior, portion.

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Drafting source: Vorobiova Alicia Nunez; Feurra Matteo; Pavone Enea Francesco; Stieglitz Lennart; Imbach Lukas; Moiseeva Victoria; Sarnthein Johannes; Fedele Tommaso. Functional segregation of rostral and caudal hippocampus in associative memory. 2025; DOI 10.3389/fnhum.2025.1509163; article XML SHA-256 c22456fc23666eb4d0256a59da219b2f8f2630bd99716a3d40ca52ab7ecbf30e. “Functional segregation of rostral and caudal hippocampus in associative memory” (10.3389/fnhum.2025.1509163).
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