Module 0 — Orientation and gross anatomy

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[Verse 1]
Deep within the temporal lobe's embrace
Lives a formation with computing grace
Not just hippocampus as some might say
But entorhinal cortex leads the way
Through dentate gyrus, CA fields align
Three-two-one, then subicular design
A circuit mostly flowing one direction
Save CA3's recursive reflection

[Chorus]
Two axes guide us through this neural maze
Septotemporal runs through all our days
Dorsal spatial, ventral feels the stress
Proximodistal sorts the input mess
Medial lateral streams know where to go
Feedforward current with one recursive flow

[Verse 2]
From septal dorsal down to temporal zone
In rodent brains this gradient's clearly shown
But flip it round in human architecture
Posterior to anterior, the stricture
Dorsal thinks in maps and spatial schemes
While ventral drowns in amygdala dreams
HPA axis pulls the emotional strings
As gene expression gradients spread their wings

[Chorus]
Two axes guide us through this neural maze
Septotemporal runs through all our days
Dorsal spatial, ventral feels the stress
Proximodistal sorts the input mess
Medial lateral streams know where to go
Feedforward current with one recursive flow

[Bridge]
Proximal CA1 receives a different stream
Than proximal CA3, it's not what it seems
Entorhinal cortex splits its pathways clean
Medial and lateral, a topographic scene
Each band of tissue knows its destined place
Along the transverse axis, keeping pace

[Verse 3]
Dentate gyrus marks the starting line
For proximodistal's grand design
CA fields stretch out like piano keys
Each zone receiving what it needs
Subicular complex completes the chain
Before the signals loop again
Remember hippocampal formation's wide
Not just CA fields, but the whole divide

[Verse 4]
Theta rhythms pulse through septal side
While gamma oscillations coincide
Sharp wave ripples during quiet rest
Replay memories and consolidate the best
Place cells fire when location's right
Grid cells pattern space so bright
Time cells count the moments as they flow
While border cells define where we can go

[Final Chorus]
Two axes guide us through this neural maze
Septotemporal runs through all our days
Dorsal spatial, ventral feels the stress
Proximodistal sorts the input mess
Medial lateral streams know where to go
Feedforward current with one recursive flow
Formation's bigger than proper alone
EC to subiculum, claim your throne

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