Core term · Brenda Milner

The Hippocampus

The seahorse-shaped structure that turns present experience into lasting memory.

Areas of life
Memoryageingthe brain

Why it matters

Without it, the day never becomes the past — everything stays in an endless present.

How to handle it

Sleep well; consolidation happens mostly while you rest.

Who shaped this idea

The thinker behind it

From concept to practice

Turn The Hippocampus into a question you can answer.

Psipas asks you one small, honest question at a time — and builds the picture from your answers.