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cerebral cortex vs paleocortex

paleocortex vs cerebral cortex

cerebral cortex and paleocortex both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cerebral cortex Yes No No No
paleocortex Yes No No No
As nouns, paleocortex is a hyponym of cerebral cortex; that is, paleocortex 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
  • paleocortex: the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
Other hyponyms of cerebral cortex include neocortex, neopallium, archipallium.
cerebral cortex (noun) paleocortex (noun)
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
Difference between cerebral cortex and paleocortex

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