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neocortex definition

neo·cor·tex (nē′ō kör′teks′)

noun

the part of the thin, gray outer layer of the brain's cortex usually associated with human thought and higher intelligence

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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