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Neocortex

Posted byBrian Hopkins May 22, 2019

Same as cerebral cortex.  ‘Neo’ refers to the now-discredited belief that the structure is entirely new in mammals. 

See Cerebral cortex (or pallium), Infantile amnesia, Isocortex

Posted byBrian HopkinsMay 22, 2019Posted inUncategorizedTags: glossary

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