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ne•o•cor•tex

Pronunciation: (nē"ō-kôr'teks), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -ti•cesPronunciation: (-tu-sēz"). [key]
the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions. Also called neopallium.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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