What is Alveus?
Alveus is part of the limbic brain system. This thin, fibrous structure is located around the outer part of the bottom of the hippocamp and is connected to the transfer of hippocamp information to Thalam.
hippocampus is a structure in the brain that wings around thalamus. The hippocamp base is the strongest section and Alveus is attached. Alveus watches around the base of the hippocamp, starting with about the center, and monitors the curve in the hippocamp as it wakes around the base to the top of the thalamus.
When the hippocampus is wound along the back of the thalamus, it is in the tail structure called Subiculum. Alveus also continues along this part of the hippocamp. Along the upper part of Thalam, the subiculum still thins into the Fimbria and finally narrows to Fornix on the way to its connection point in the front of Thalam. Alveus fibers connect with those in Fimbria and at this point become indistinguishable from this part of the hippocamp.
,which consists of nerve cells, Alveus is involved in the transfer of hippocamp information to Thalam. Alveus nerve cells are covered with a strong meyelin cloak that acts as an electrical insulator. The signals that travel along the nerve cells, in the form of electricity, are able to achieve the target faster and with much less degradation under the protection of the meyeline sheath.
The structures of the limbic system, which also hippocampus and alveus are part, are located towards the center of the mammal brain, but other animals such as fish and reptiles do not have these brain structures. The limbic system is divided into the center of the brain into the right and left hemispheres, which means most of the structures have two components in the mirror image of each other. The Alveus and Hippocamp, which are only connected above Thalam, are right and left components.
Hippocampus is involved in long -term memory and spatial awareness. Damage to this part can cause many problems, including Alzheimer's disease,which often causes symptoms of disorientation and loss of long -term memory. Extensive damage to the hippocamp can make it impossible for a person to create new memories.