The Hippocampus Is a Key Region for Memory

The hippocampus is a key region for memory spatial function. When the hippoampus is damaged, you're going to have a significant memory problem. One of the things that it does is pull together bits and pieces of information which are stored in different parts of the brain. And that underscores the fundamental point about memory: its really a constructive process. It's not just simply a matter of reactivating a picture.