Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a serious public health problem, which can promote neuronal
alterations in cognitive regions related to learning and memory processes, such as the
hippocampus. However, up to now there has been information of a regional segregation of
this damage. In this study, we evaluate the MS effect on the neuronal morphology of the
hippocampus. Our results demonstrate that 90 days of a high-calorie diet alters the
metabolic energy markers causing the MS and causes memory impairments, evaluated by …