Assertion: hippocampus | /r/HasProperty | essential
Facets:
value: for episodic memory
type: PURPOSE
value: for declarative
type: PURPOSE
value: for emotional reaction
type: PURPOSE
value: for learning
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The hippocampus is essential for the consolidation of both short-term and long-term memories.
text: As an important component of the emotion and memory networks, the hippocampus is essential for emotional reaction, learning, and memory.
text: The amygdala is specialized for input and processing of emotion, while the hippocampus is essential for declarative or episodic memory.
text: The amygdala is specialized for the processing of emotion, while the hippocampus is essential for episodic memory.
text: Other cases since H.M. have confirmed that the hippocampus is essential for the formation of new episodic memories and might also have a role in their long-term storage.