'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]