Parahippocampal gyrus
（重定向自Parahippocampus）
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The parahippocampal gyrus (Syn. hippocampal gyrus) is a grey matter cortical region of the brain that surrounds the hippocampus and is part of the limbic system. This region plays an important role in memory encoding and retrieval.
It has been involved in some cases of hippocampal sclerosis.