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Neocortex
Mammalian structure involved in higher-order brain functions / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Neocortex (disambiguation).
The neocortex, also called the neopallium, isocortex, or the six-layered cortex, is a set of layers of the mammalian cerebral cortex involved in higher-order brain functions such as sensory perception, cognition, generation of motor commands,[1] spatial reasoning and language.[2] The neocortex is further subdivided into the true isocortex and the proisocortex.[3]
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Neocortex | |
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![]() A representative column of neocortex. Cell body layers are labeled on the left, and fiber layers are labeled on the right. | |
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MeSH | D019579 |
NeuroNames | 757 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_2547 |
TA98 | A14.1.09.304 A14.1.09.307 |
TA2 | 5532 |
FMA | 62429 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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In the human brain, the cerebral cortex consists of the larger neocortex and the smaller allocortex, respectively taking up 90% and 10%.[4] The neocortex is made up of six layers, labelled from the outermost inwards, I to VI.