hippocampus - 2024 PACE NSC

Question

Cells (20[1])in this region encode sequences via phase precession. Theta waves may originate from the trisynaptic circuit in this region between subregions like CA1 and CA3. (20[3])A structural MRI study by Eleanor Maguire’s (20[1])lab (20[1])found that the size of this region was positively (20[1])correlated with time spent as a London taxi driver. (20[5])This (20[1])region (20[4])was removed to treat (20[2])the epileptic (20[3])seizures (20[2])of Patient (*) H.M. Long-term potentiation was discovered in this region of (10[1])a rabbit’s brain. This region (10[1])has been described as a “cognitive map” because spatial memory is (10[1])encoded by (10[1])its place cells. This component of the limbic system plays a key role in consolidating new memories. For 10 points, name this brain region named for its resemblance to a seahorse. (10[2])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: hippocampus [prompt on limbic system; prompt on allocortex or neocortex; prompt on temporal lobe; prompt on brain]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Jingyi Wu	Stevenson A	St. Thomas	0	20
Rohan Kher	Barrington	University Lab	25	20
Sohum Sukhatankar	St. Mark's	Hunter A	25	20
Ibrahim Mohammad	Chattahoochee	Hunter B	25	20
Deven Hagen	Thomas Jefferson A	Heights	32	20
Jingyi Wu	Stevenson A	Innovation Academy B	33	20
Andrew Zhao	Richard Montgomery A	Hastings	42	20
Theodor Martin	Carbondale	St. Thomas	51	20
Brighton Risch	Great Valley	Alabama Cyber Tech	51	20
Adhav Ravikumar	Innovation Academy A	Lambert	51	20
Samuel Li	Thomas Jefferson C	Downingtown STEM	51	20
Anvith Vanukuri	William Fremd	McLean A	51	20
Janani Gollapalli	Lightridge	Thomas Jefferson B	52	20
Jonathan Tao	Stevenson B	Freeman	53	20
Aakash Sanjay	Johns Creek B	Canyon Crest	53	20
Karl Barnickol	Walter Payton A	Richard Montgomery B	53	20
Vikas Kothari	St. Xavier	Fairfield County AT	53	20
Arav Kaushik	Livingston B	Thomas Jefferson D	57	20
Risshi Naavaal	Maggie Walker A	Georgetown Day	57	20
Soren Gjesfjeld	Bloomington	Detroit Catholic Central B	59	20
Vidur Kothur	Lindbergh	Durham AT	59	20
Colette Kendrick	Winston Churchill B	Okemos	59	20
Charlie Bork	Elkhorn North	Maggie Walker C	60	20
Kevin Peng	Winston Churchill A	Hoover A	60	20
Carter Pisocky	McLean B	Mexico	71	10
Abigail AuYeung	DuPage County AT	Detroit Catholic Central C	76	10
Varun Sathyajeeth	Solon	West Point	87	10
Keerthana Krishnan	Seven Lakes	Detroit Catholic Central A	89	10
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Kinkaid	120	10
Brandon Torres	Carl Sandburg	Maggie Walker B	120	10
Kevin Adler	Northmont B	Beavercreek	121	10
Sky Hong	Choate Rosemary Hall	Cincinnati Hills	121	10
Beckett Gilmore	Owensboro	James W. Robinson	121	10
Robert Wang	Livingston A	Johns Creek A	121	10
Cormac Kennedy	Saint Joseph	Norfolk Academic Guild	121	10
Max Chen	Strake Jesuit	Northmont A	121	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2024 PACE NSC	06/08/2024	Y	36	100%	67%	0%	66.69