— neocortical /nee'oh kawr"ti keuhl/ , adj.
/nee'oh kawr"teks/ , n. , pl. neocortices /-teuh seez'/ .
the largest and evolutionarily most recent portion of the cerebral cortex, composed of complex, layered tissue, the site of most of the higher brain functions. Also called neopallium .
[ 1905-10; NEO- + CORTEX ]