title: Hippocampal asymmetry: differences in structures and functions.
abstract: The structural asymmetry of bilateral hippocampus in mammals has been well recognized. Recent findings highlighted the accompanying functional asymmetries, as well as the molecular differences of the hippocampus. The present paper summarized these recent advances in understanding the hippocampal asymmetries at molecular, circuit and functional levels. Additionally, the addition of new neurons to the hippocampal circuit during adulthood is asymmetrical. We conclude that these differences in molecules and structures of bilateral hippocampus determined the variances in functionality between the two sides.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Cognitive Research, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China. 13505818948@163.com
authors.forename: Gonglin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Xiangsi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ti-Fei
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D023421:Models, Animal; D055495:Neurogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000502:physiology; D012737:Sex Factors