neocortex
IPA: nioʊkˈɔrtɛks
noun
- (neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
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Examples of "neocortex" in Sentences
- First, the neocortex is the newest part of the brain in evolutionary time.
- Much experimental evidence supports the idea that the neocortex is such a general-purpose learning machine.
- Although the entire neocortex is fairly uniform, it is divided into dozens of areas that do different things.
- The neocortex is a thin sheet of cells, folded to form the convolutions that have become a visual synonym for the brain itself.
- Mr. SHERWOOD: It's got a brain that has a neocortex, which is the most expanded part of the forebrain, which is shared by all mammals.
- The first phase of the project is now complete; researchers have modeled the neocortical column - a unit of the mammalian brain known as the neocortex which is responsible for higher brain functions and thought.
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