Previous research has concentrated on changes to the hippocampus as a predictor of conversion from normal cognition to cognitive impairment, but emerging data suggest that properties of the fornix ...

In a randomized trial involving 42 patients, we assessed deep brain stimulation targeting the fornix to improve cognition in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01608061; ...

Shrinkage of a bundle of white matter fibers that carry signals from the hippocampus could warn of impending cognitive decline in normal elderly, according to research published in the September 9 ...

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an invasive treatment where pairs of electrodes are surgically implanted in the brain, and connected to a pulse generator placed under the skin on the chest. DBS-fornix ...

The body of fornix joins the hippocampus and mammillary bodies, structures in the base of the brain that are involved in memory formation and recall. It is part of the limbic system. The body of ...

The columns of fornix are known as anterior pillars and fornicolumns. These exist within the brain. Fornix is Latin for ‘vault’ and ‘arch’, representing the shape of the columns of fornix. The columns ...

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) is accompanied by reduced ventilatory sensitivity to CO 2 and O 2, respiratory drive failure during sleep, impaired autonomic, fluid, and food ...