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Neocortex vs Cortex - What's the difference?

neocortex | cortex |

As nouns the difference between neocortex and cortex

is that neocortex is the top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of cerebral cortex while cortex is the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.

neocortex

English

(wikipedia neocortex)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of cerebral cortex.

    • Related terms

    *neocortical

    cortex

    English

    (wikipedia cortex)

    Noun

  • (countable, anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
  • (uncountable, botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.

    • Derived terms

    * cortical * cerebral cortex * prefrontal cortex

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