The entorhinal cortex provides the major neocortical (see NEOCORTEX) input to the HIPPOCAMPUS. Situated medial to the caudal part of the RHINAL SULCUS, it receives much of its input from the adjacent PERIRHINAL CORTEX and the PARAHIPPOCAMPAL CORTEX,...

The entorhinal cortex (EC) is an important memory center in the brain. The EC forms the main input to the hippocampus and is responsible for the pre-processing (familiarity) of the input signals. In the reflex nictitating membrane response of classical...