paleocortex

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noun

A layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure

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archipallium
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Meanings

noun

alternative palaeocortex

  1. anatomyA layer of the cerebral cortex, intermediate phylogenetically between the neocortex and archicortex, and separated from the neocortex by the rhinal fissure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe olfactory cortex of the cerebrum

Similar
archipallium
Broader
cerebral cortexcerebral mantlepallium
Also see
archipalliumpaleopallium

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From paleo- + cortex.

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Translations

French paléocortex
  • paléocortexTranslations
Polish kora stara
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APA

paleocortex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleocortex

MLA

“paleocortex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleocortex. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleocortex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleocortex.

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