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n. - The cortical part of the neencephalon.

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  • Much experimental evidence supports the idea that the neocortex is such a general-purpose learning machine.
  • Although the entire neocortex is fairly uniform, it is divided into dozens of areas that do different things.
  • The neocortex is a thin sheet of cells, folded to form the convolutions that have become a visual synonym for the brain itself.
  • Unlike the hippocampus, the neocortex is a master at weaving the old with the new.
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