paleocortex
noun
pa·leo·cor·tex
variants
or British palaeocortex
plural paleocortices
-ˈkȯrt-ə-ˌsēz 
or paleocortexes
or paleocortexes
: the part of the cerebral cortex that is evolutionarily older than the neocortex and that is composed especially of the olfactory cortex
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“Paleocortex.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/paleocortex. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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