Neokortex

Neokortex (fra oldgræsk νέος "ny"^[1] og latin cortex "bark"^[2]) er den del af hjernen, som ligger ovenpå det limbiske system, som igen ligger ovenpå "krybdyrhjernen" eller reptilhjernen. Det er neokortex, der hjernemæssigt adskiller pattedyrene fra alle de andre dyr.

^ Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[Liddell_&_Scott-1] Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[Lewis_&_Short-2] Lewis, C.T. & Short, C. (1879). A Latin dictionary founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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