An area of cerebral cortex defined on the basis of cytoarchitecture that have six layers. Starting from the cortical surface the layers are: molecular layer (I), external granular layer (II), external pyramidal layer (III), internal granular layer (IV), internal pyramidal layer (V), and multiform layer (VI). Neocortex is most prominent in the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe and the occipital lobe, less so in the cingulate gyrus, the parahippocampal gyrus and the insula. It is composed of two subdivisions: true isocortex and proisocortex (Carpenter-83)(NN) [ OldNeuroNames:754 BIRNLEX:2547 ]
Term information
- EMAPA:35589
- BTO:0000920
- Wikipedia:Neocortex
- PBA:294021746
- MESH:A08.186.211.730.885.213.420
- MA:0002754
- BAMS:ISO
- BIRNLEX:2547
- UMLS:C0175173 (BIRNLEX:2547)
- DHBA:10160
- BAMS:NCX
- GAID:677
- EHDAA2:0004662
- FMA:62429
- MBA:315
- null:http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=757 (BIRNLEX:2547)
- BAMS:Iso-cortex
- EMAPA:32842
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
An area of cerebral cortex defined on the basis of cytoarchitecture that have six layers. Starting from the cortical surface the layers are: molecular layer (I), external granular layer (II), external pyramidal layer (III), internal granular layer (IV), internal pyramidal layer (V), and multiform layer (VI). Neocortex is most prominent in the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe and the occipital lobe, less so in the cingulate gyrus, the parahippocampal gyrus and the insula. It is composed of two subdivisions: true isocortex and proisocortex (Carpenter-83)(NN)
homotypical cortex
neocortex (isocortex)
cerebral neocortex
isocortex (sensu lato)
neopallial cortex
homogenetic cortex
neopallium
The 6-layer neocortex is well conserved in all extant mammals, but not present in birds or reptils