paleocortex

paleocortex definition - medical

pa·le·o·cor·tex (pāˌlē-ō-kôrˈtĕksˌ)

noun
The phylogenetically oldest part of the cortical mantle of the cerebral hemisphere, represented by the olfactory cortex.

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