The actual statement was ‘Indelible in the hippocampus’.
It struck me as extremely strange when she said it and this evening they repeated it on TV and I wrote it down.
And yes it was very pretentious. And one of the only statements she made that showed the real her.
I know and have known several people in similar fields, including a PhD in Psychology who is in a field very similar to Ford’s (she is also one of the sanest people I know).
I think any of them would consider this wording both pretentious and odd. I’ve never heard anyone use that phrasing.
Thanks; I knew someone would have the proper wording. A true “I’m better than you because I have a Ph.D” moment.