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neocortex
ne·o·cor·tex [ n ō káwr tèks ] (plural ne·o·cor·ti·ces [ n ō káwrtə sz ] or ne·o·cor·tex·es)


noun 
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region of brain: the roof of the cerebral cortex that forms the part of the mammalian brain that has evolved most recently and makes possible higher brain functions such as learning

ne·o·cor·ti·cal [ n ō káwrtik'l ] adjective
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