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Noun

1. 1
   The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
2. 2
   the cortical part of the neencephalon wordnet

Synonyms

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cortexneocortical areaneocortical regionneopalliumnew cortex

Antonyms

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archicortexpaleocortexreptilian brain

Etymology

From neo- + cortex.