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neocortex

  • noun

The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.

A kind of

  • cerebral cortex

Related words

  • neocortical

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This definition is adapted from “neocortex” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.