neocortex

2 definitions found

neocortex - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  neocortex \neocortex\ n.
     The cortical part of the neencephalon; the most recently
     evolved part of the cerebral cortex of the brain of higher
     animals, and the site of most of the higher brain functions;
     called also neopallium.
  
     Syn: neopallium.
          [WordNet 1.5]

neocortex - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  neocortex
      n 1: the cortical part of the neencephalon [syn: neopallium,
           neocortex]