neopallium

[nee-oh-pal-ee-uhm]

noun

plural

neopallia, neopalliums 

1. neocortex.

Other Word Forms

• neopallial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of neopallium¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1900–05; neo-, pallium

Example Sentences

It is a part of what was mentioned above as neopallium.

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From these latter pass large bands of fibres to the occipital region of the neopallium.

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This field of cortex surrounding the visuo-sensory of the calcarine-cuneate region is a far newer part of the neopallium than the region it surrounds.

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A well-marked rhinal fissure separates the pyriform lobe from the neopallium, while, on the mesial surface, the hippocampal fissure separates the neopallium from the hippocampal area.

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To the upper lateral part of the hemisphere Elliot Smith has given the name of neopallium, while the lower lateral part, imperfectly separated from it, is called the pyriform lobe.

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