neocortical
Outer brain layer
Neocortical describes something relating to or located in the neocortex—the outer layer of the cerebral cortex responsible for higher brain functions like sensory perception, reasoning, and language.
The term appears in neuroscience and psychology: neocortical development, neocortical activity during sleep.
Damage to neocortical regions can impair specific cognitive abilities depending on location.
Brain's cognitive tissue
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- gyriRaised cortical folds
- sulciCerebral cortex grooves
- frontal lobeBrain's decision-making center
parietal lobe · temporal lobe · occipital lobe · Brodmann areas · prefrontal · hemispheres · neurons · synapses
Mental knowledge acquisition
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
memory · attention · language · executive function · decision-making · problem-solving · abstraction · learning
Visualizing nervous system structure
- electroencephalogramBrain wave recording
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- brainwavesElectrical signals from neurons
neuroscience · PET scan · electrophysiology · brain-computer interface
Bipedal primate family
- brain sizeVolume of cerebral matter
- anthropoidResembling higher primates
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
- evolutionary adaptationInherited trait aiding survival
gray matter
Brain's cognitive tissue
- white matterPale neural fiber tissue
- gyriRaised cortical folds
- sulciCerebral cortex grooves
frontal lobe · parietal lobe · temporal lobe · occipital lobe · Brodmann areas · prefrontal · hemispheres · neurons · synapses · myelination
cognition
Mental knowledge acquisition
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
reasoning · memory · attention · language · executive function · decision-making · problem-solving · abstraction · learning · information processing
neuroimaging
Visualizing nervous system structure
- electroencephalogramBrain wave recording
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
brainwaves · neuroscience · PET scan · electrophysiology · brain-computer interface
hominid
Bipedal primate family
- brain sizeVolume of cerebral matter
- anthropoidResembling higher primates
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
neocorticalreptilian
Of snakes and lizards
limbic · instinctual · autonomic · visceral · reflexive
neocorticalsubcortical
Under the outer brain
brainstem · thalamic · limbic · basal ganglia · cerebellar
cortex, cortical, neocortex, corticosteroids, subcortical, cerebral cortex, corticoid, corticoids, prefrontal cortex