neocortex

[nee-oh-kawr-teks]

ne·o·cor·tex

[nee-oh-kawr-teks]
noun, plural ne·o·cor·ti·ces [-tuh-seez] .
the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions.
Also called neopallium.


Origin:
1905–10; neo- + cortex

ne·o·cor·ti·cal [nee-oh-kawr-ti-kuhl] , adjective
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neocortex ne·o·cor·tex (nē'ō-kôr'těks')
n.
See isocortex.

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