Usually means: Brain region responsible for cognition.
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▸ noun:  (neuroanatomy) The top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.

Similar:
neopallium, cerebral cortex, neocerebellum, proisocortex, neurocranium, koniocortex, cerebral hemisphere, braincase, neocorticogenesis, forebrain, more...

Types:
cerebral cortex, frontal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, more...

Adjectives:
temporal, human, cerebral, rat, mammalian, frontal, fetal, primate, adult, entire, sensory

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Similar:
neopallium, cerebral cortex, neocerebellum, proisocortex, neurocranium, koniocortex, cerebral hemisphere, braincase, neocorticogenesis, forebrain, more...

Types:
cerebral cortex, frontal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe, parietal lobe, more...

Adjectives:
temporal, human, cerebral, rat, mammalian, frontal, fetal, primate, adult, entire, sensory



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