You are viewing a single comment's thread from:RE: The Truth About HippocampsView the full contextonepagex (65)in #hippocamps • 7 years ago Was not aware that hippocampus was named after a mythological creature! The shapes do indeed look alike.
I'd heard of that segment of the brain before, but I never knew why they named it that until I saw the picture.
Would be interesting to see what else in the field of medicine/anatomy is named from mythology.