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neocortical

adjective
neo路​cor路​ti路​cal | \ 藢n膿-艒-藞k券r-ti-k蓹l How to pronounce neocortical (audio) \

Definition of neocortical

: of or relating to the neocortex

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 All available evidence implicates neocortical tissue in generating feelings. — Christof Koch, Scientific American, "What Is Consciousness?," 8 May 2018 Of the 1,200 neocortical genes that Panksepp looked at in one rat experiment, about one third of them showed significant changes in activity after just a half-hour of play. — Siobhan O鈥檆onnor, Time, "The Secret Power of Play," 6 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of neocortical

1909, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for neocortical

neo- + cortical, after neocortex

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neocortical

adjective
neo路​cor路​ti路​cal | \ -藞k券rt-i-k蓹l How to pronounce neocortical (audio) \

Medical Definition of neocortical

: of or relating to the neocortex

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