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).
Synonyms: homotypical cortex neocortex (isocortex) cerebral neocortex isocortex (sensu lato) neopallial cortex homogenetic cortex neopallium
Term information
- BAMS:Iso-cortex
- null:http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=757
- FMA:62429
- MBA:315
- GAID:677
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocortex
- UMLS:C0175173
- PBA:294021746
- DHBA:10160
- BAMS:NCX
- BTO:0000920
- null:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175173
- EMAPA:35589
- MA:0002754
- EHDAA2:0004662
- BAMS:ISO
- MESH:A08.186.211.730.885.213.420
- EMAPA:32842
- BIRNLEX:2547
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
BAMS:Iso-cortex
GAID:677
http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=757
BAMS:ISO
MA:0002754
MBA:315
EMAPA:32842
EMAPA:35589
FMA:62429
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocortex
DHBA:10160
PBA:294021746
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0175173
BAMS:NCX
UMLS:C0175173
BTO:0000920
BIRNLEX:2547
MESH:A08.186.211.730.885.213.420
EHDAA2:0004662
The 6-layer neocortex is well conserved in all extant mammals, but not present in birds or reptils