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PRONUNCIATION OF NEOCORTEX

neocortex  [ˌniːəʊˈkɔːtɛks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEOCORTEX

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Neocortex is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NEOCORTEX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neocortex

The neocortex, also called the neopallium and isocortex, is a part of the mammalian brain. In humans it is the largest part of the cerebral cortex which covers the two cerebral hemispheres, with the allocortex making up the rest. The neocortex is made up of six layers, labelled from the outer in, I to VI. In humans, the neocortex is involved in higher functions such as sensory perception, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning, conscious thought and language.There are two types of cortex in the neocortex – the true isocortex and the proisocortex.

Definition of neocortex in the English dictionary

The definition of neocortex in the dictionary is the part of the cerebral cortex dealing with higher brain function.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEOCORTEX


Artex
ˈɑːtɛks
celotex
ˈsɛləˌtɛks
cortex
ˈkɔːtɛks
dentex
ˈdɛntɛks
Gore-Tex
ˈɡɔːˌtɛks
latex
ˈleɪtɛks
Semtex
ˈsɛmtɛks
subcortex
sʌbˈkɔːtɛks
teletex
ˈtɛlɪˌtɛks
vertex
ˈvɜːtɛks
Videotex
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌtɛks
vortex
ˈvɔːtɛks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEOCORTEX

neocapitalism
neocapitalist
Neocene
neoclassic
neoclassical
neoclassicism
neoclassicist
neocolonial
neocolonialism
neocolonialist
neocortical
neodymium
Neogaea
Neogaean
Neogene
neogenesis
neogenetic
neogothic
neogrammarian
neoimpressionism

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEOCORTEX

Amex
apex
associative cortex
cerebral cortex
complex
duplex
Essex
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fedex
flex
forex
frutex
group sex
index
Lastex
lex
Rex
Sussex
tex
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Synonyms and antonyms of neocortex in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «neocortex» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEOCORTEX

Find out the translation of neocortex to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neocortex from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neocortex» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大脑皮层
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

neocórtex
570 millions of speakers

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neocortex
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

neocortex
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القشرة المخية الحديثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кора головного мозга
278 millions of speakers

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neocortex
270 millions of speakers

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neocolonialist
260 millions of speakers

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néocortex
220 millions of speakers

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Neocolonialist
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Translator English - German

Neokortex
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

新皮質
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신피질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neocolonialist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tân vỏ não
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலனித்துவவாதியாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेकोलालोनिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Neokolonist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

neocorteccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kora nowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кора головного мозку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neocortex
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεοφλοιού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neokorteks
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

neocortex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

neocortex
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neocortex

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEOCORTEX»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEOCORTEX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neocortex

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEOCORTEX»

Discover the use of neocortex in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neocortex and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hand Function and the Neocortex
Summary of a Satellite Meeting of the 29th Congress of the International Union of Physiological Sciences, Held in Melbourne, August 24-26, 1983
A.W. Goodwin, I. Darian-Smith, 2013
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The Role of Gap Junctions in the Development of the Neocortex
Development of the rat neocortex Coronal section through the forebrain of the developing rat brain at embryonic day 11 (E11), E16 and E22 (figure adapted from: Altman and Bayer, 1995). The dorsal regions of the neural tube at E11 go on to ...
Laura Allyn Barker Elias, 2008
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Long-term Dendritic Spine Stability in the Neocortex of ...
Aerie Yuen Fung Lin. 1.3c. Filopodia in the adult cortex serves as precursors to spines Studies in early postnatal hippocampal dissociated cultures (Ziv and Smith 1996) and slices (Dailey and Smith 1996) suggested that highly dynamic ...
Aerie Yuen Fung Lin, 2007
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Foundations in Social Neuroscience
Ratios may also be prone to autocorrelation effects, especially when the baseline is taken to be the whole brain and, as in the case of the neocortex, the part in question is a major volumetric component of the brain. Although there are likely to ...
John T. Cacioppo, 2002
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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals
Thus, although the larger brains have larger neocortex volumes, the cortical gray matter decreases in favor of the white matter and the decrease in neuron number per cortical unit does not seem to be compensated by an increase in cortical ...
William F. Perrin, Bernd Wursig, J. G.M. Thewissen, 2009
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The Human Central Nervous System: A Synopsis and Atlas
[384] reported that the density of GABA membrane transporter-1-immunoreactive cartridges is reduced in schizophrenia, particularly, but not exclusively, in the prefrontal cortex. Microcircuitry of the Neocortex Introduction The data concerning  ...
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys, Jan Voogd, Christiaan van Huijzen, 2007
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Perceptual Neuroscience: The Cerebral Cortex
The basic unit of the mature neocortex is the minicolumn, a narrow chain of neurons that extends vertically across the cellular layers II-VI, normal to the pial surface. Each minicolumn contains about 80-100 neurons, except for the striate cortex ...
Vernon B. Mountcastle, 1998
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The Executive Brain: Frontal Lobes and the Civilized Mind
Finally, the neocortex arrived on the scene,13 a thin mantle hugging the brain and wrinkled in walnutlike convolutions. The cortical mantle has its own intricate organization. It consists of six layers, each characterized by its own neuronal ...
Elkhonon Goldberg, 2002
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The Human Nervous System: Structure and Function
Organization of the Neocortex Motor Areas of the Neocortex Sensory Areas of the Neocortex Higher Cortical Association Areas Blood Flow in the Cortex Split-Brain Man and Cerebral Dominance Memory Column Ill IV VI A-P Figure 25.1: ...
Charles R. Noback, Norman L. Strominger, Robert J. Demarest, 2005
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Kainate Receptor Modulation of Synaptic Transmission in ...
The actions of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) are tightly regulated to ensure effective information processing as well as prevention of excess excitatory activity, which can lead to seizures and neurological ...
Seena S. Mathew, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEOCORTEX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neocortex is used in the context of the following news items.
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More power to your nap
Napping improves memory retention. During sleep, recent memories are transferred to the neocortex, where long-term memories are solidified ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
2
Wipro results underwhelm again in June quarter
... Motors Inc. and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Inc., and is focused on replicating the neocortex, the part of the brain that controls the body and ... «Livemint, Jul 15»
3
The Magic of Tidying Up—Digitally
... evolutionarily speaking, than when they find things with desktop search, which uses the overdeveloped neocortex that distinguishes us from ... «UC Santa Cruz, Jul 15»
4
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Creativity
Perhaps the single most important functional division in the neocortex is the central fissure. It demarcates the frontal lobe from the three ... «h+ Magazine, Jul 15»
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Study Confirms Connection Between Synapses and Memory Storage
“The neocortex is a long-term repository, whereas considerable evidence indicates that memories stay in the mouse hippocampus only about a ... «Daily Nexus, Jul 15»
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Dogs sniff out others' identities
Dogs not only capture scents, they can make sense of them in Jacobson's organ, a special scent detection system in the neocortex of the brain. «Victoria Advocate, Jul 15»
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Brain-like algorithm enables real time Natural Language Processing
Inspired by the latest findings on the way the human neocortex processes information, Semantic Folding offers a fundamentally new approach ... «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jul 15»
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Gene Therapy Offers Cure for Congenital Blindness and So Much …
... who have been blind since childhood, many of whom haven't formed the necessary connections in the neocortex responsible for vision. «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»
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Countering Islamic State Recruitment: You're Doing It Totally Wrong
... the blood flow in the brain moves away from the neocortex, the site of higher-order thinking, and toward the limbic system, the more automatic ... «War on the Rocks, Jul 15»
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Lack of Sleep Hurts Your Career: The case for 'sleeping on the job'
The ripples also transfer learned information from the hippocampus to the neocortex of the brain, where long-term memories are stored. «Pulse, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Neocortex [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/neocortex>. Apr 2024 ».
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