'neocortex' definitions:
Definition of 'neocortex'
From: WordNet
noun
The cortical part of the neencephalon [syn: neopallium, neocortex]
Definition of 'neocortex'
From: GCIDE
- neocortex \neocortex\ n. The cortical part of the neencephalon; the most recently evolved part of the cerebral cortex of the brain of higher animals, and the site of most of the higher brain functions; called also neopallium.
- Syn: neopallium. [WordNet 1.5]