neocortex

Examples of neocortex in the following topics:

• Anencephaly

  • Anencephaly (absence of forebrain and neocortex) is a neural tube defect occurring during embryonic development.
  • Strictly speaking, the translation of the Greek term to English is "no brain" (that is, totally lacking), but it is accepted that children with this disorder are born without a forebrain, the largest part of the brain consisting mainly of the cerebral hemispheres, including the neocortex, which is responsible for higher-level cognition, i.e. thinking.
  • Strictly speaking, the translation of the Greek term to English is "no brain" (that is, totally lacking), but it is accepted that children with this disorder are born without a forebrain, the largest part of the brain consisting mainly of the cerebral hemispheres, including the neocortex, which is responsible for higher-level cognition, i.e. thinking.

• Development of the Central Nervous System

  • The telencephalon differentiates into, among other things, the striatum, the hippocampus, and the neocortex, and its cavity becomes the first and second ventricles.

• Homo sapiens

  • Humans are distinguished from other primates by their bipedal locomotion and by their relatively larger brain with its particularly well-developed neocortex, prefrontal cortex, and temporal lobes, which enable high levels of abstract reasoning, language, problem solving, and culture through social learning.

• Embryonic Development of the Brain

  • Neuronal precursor cells proliferate in the ventricular zone of the developing neocortex.

• Overview of the Cerebrum

  • The olfactory bulb also receives "top-down" information from such brain areas as the amygdala, neocortex, hippocampus, locus coeruleus, and substantia nigra.