: either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves connecting the inner ear with the brain, transmitting impulses concerned with hearing and balance, and composed of the cochlear nerve and the vestibular nerveâcalled also acoustic nerve, auditory, eighth cranial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve.
The hippocampus, Latin for seahorse, is named for its shape. It is part of a system that directs many bodily functions: the limbic system. This system is located in the brain's medial temporal lobe, near the center of the brain. The hippocampus is involved in the storage of long-term memory, which includes all past knowledge and experiences. Scientists are unsure exactly how this occurs.
a) Neuroscience perspective. 1  The cerebrum has 2 parts: the right cerebral hemisphere and the left cerebral hemisphere. 2  The part of the brain that is responsible for complex thinking is the Frontal LobeâLocated under the forehead, the frontal lobe controls reasoning, planning, voluntary movement, and some aspects of speech. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the frontal lobe right behind the forehead.