neocortex
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The neocortex, also called the neopallium, isocortex or 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, spatial reasoning, and language. The neocortex is further subdivided into the true isocortex and the proisocortex.
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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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Research
19,657 papers- Neuronal circuits of the neocortex.Annual review of neuroscience · 2004
- Development and evolution of the human neocortex.Cell · 2011
- Neocortex-Cerebellum Circuits for Cognitive Processing.Trends in neurosciences · 2020
- Human-specific gene ARHGAP11B promotes basal progenitor amplification and neocortex expansion.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2015
- The cell biology of neurogenesis: toward an understanding of the development and evolution of the neocortex.Annual review of cell and developmental biology · 2014
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12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Anatomy
- Geometry
- Layers
- Cortical columns
- Function
- Clinical significance
- Evolution
- Neocortex ratio
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The neocortex, also called the neopallium, isocortex or 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, spatial reasoning, and language. The neocortex is further subdivided into the true isocortex and the proisocortex.
In the human brain, the cerebral cortex consists of the larger neocortex and the smaller allocortex, respectively taking up 90% and 10%. The neocortex is made up of six layers, labelled from the outermost inwards, I to VI.