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cerebral cortex vs neocortex

neocortex vs cerebral cortex

cerebral cortex and neocortex both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cerebral cortex Yes No No No
neocortex Yes No No No
As nouns, neocortex is a hyponym of cerebral cortex; that is, neocortex is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cerebral cortex:
  • cerebral cortex: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
  • neocortex: the cortical part of the neencephalon
Other hyponyms of cerebral cortex include neopallium, archipallium, paleocortex.
cerebral cortex (noun) neocortex (noun)
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum the cortical part of the neencephalon
Difference between cerebral cortex and neocortex

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