Anatomy
neocortex Audio
ne·o·cor·tex [ nee-oh-kawr-teks ]
Subclass of:
Cerebral cortex
Definitions related to neocortex:
  • The largest portion of the CEREBRAL CORTEX in which the NEURONS are arranged in six layers in the mammalian brain: molecular, external granular, external pyramidal, internal granular, internal pyramidal and multiform layers.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The newer, 6 layered portion of the cerebral cortex showing stratification and organization characteristic of the most highly evolved type of cerebral tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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