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neopallium

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[nee-oh-pal-ee-uhm] / ˌni oʊˈpæl i əm /

noun

neopallia, plural neopalliums plural
  1. neocortex.


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Origin of neopallium

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

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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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

It should be premised that Elliot Smith divides the brain into rhinencephalon and neopallium.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man by Ellis, Havelock

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

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