Domoic Acid Brain Damage (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Domoic Acid Brain Damage

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Damage to the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, is often seen in sea lions with domoic acid poisoning. Left: a normal California sea lion brain section. Right: California sea lion brain that has been affected by domoic acid exposure -- notice the shrunken hippocampus in the center of the brain section.

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