neocortex

noun neo·cor·tex \ˌnē-ō-ˈkȯr-ˌteks\

Definition of NEOCORTEX

: the large 6-layered dorsal region of the cerebral cortex that is unique to mammals; broadly : the mammalian cerebral cortex

New Latin; from its being the cortex of the phylogenetically most recently developed part of the brain

First Known Use: 1909

Medical Dictionary

noun neo·cor·tex \ˌnē-ō-ˈkȯr-ˌteks\

plural neo·cor·ti·ces \-ˈkȯrt-ə-ˌsēz\ or neo·cor·tex·es

: the large 6-layered dorsal region of the cerebral cortex that is unique to mammals; broadly : the mammalian cerebral cortex

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