Anatomy

Neocortex

The largest portion of the CEREBRAL CORTEX in which the NEURONS are arranged in six layers in the mammalian brain: molecular, external granular, external pyramidal, internal granular, internal pyramidal and multiform layers.

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The largest portion of the CEREBRAL CORTEX in which the NEURONS are arranged in six layers in the mammalian brain: molecular, external granular, external pyramidal, internal granular, internal pyramidal and multiform layers.

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  • Cerebral Neocortex
  • Isocortex
  • Neopallial Cortex
  • Neopallium
  • Substantia Corticalis
  • Cerebral Neocortices
  • Cortex, Neopallial
  • Corticali, Substantia
  • Corticalis, Substantia
  • Cortices, Neopallial
  • Isocortices
  • Neocortex, Cerebral
  • Neocortices
  • Neocortices, Cerebral
  • Neopallial Cortices
  • Neopalliums
  • Substantia Corticali
  • External Granular Layer
  • Neocortical External Granular Layer
  • Neocortical External Pyramidal Layer
  • Neocortical Internal Granular Layer
  • Neocortical Internal Pyramidal Layer
  • Neocortical Molecular Layer
  • Neocortical Multiform Layer
  • External Granular Layers
  • Granular Layer, External
  • Granular Layers, External
  • Layer, External Granular
  • Layer, Neocortical Molecular
  • Layer, Neocortical Multiform
  • Layers, External Granular
  • Layers, Neocortical Molecular
  • Layers, Neocortical Multiform
  • Molecular Layer, Neocortical
  • Molecular Layers, Neocortical
  • Multiform Layer, Neocortical
  • Multiform Layers, Neocortical
  • Neocortical Molecular Layers
  • Neocortical Multiform Layers

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Previous Indexing

  • Cerebral Cortex (1966-1997)
  • specific part of brain (1966-1997)

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  1. A08w.186w.211w.200w.885.287w.500w.420w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neocortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019579. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019579
  2. Neocortex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocortex
  3. Neocortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726562