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Memory Researchers

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Drs. Christine Smith and Larry Squire study memory and learning. On the shelf behind Squire is a replica of a sea horse. The brain's hippocampus -- crucial in memory -- is named based on the ancient Greek term for sea horse.

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Courtesy of Dr. Christine Smith

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