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大脳新皮質

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Also known as cerebral neocortex, isocortex

The neocortex, also called the neopallium, isocortex or six-layered cortex, is a set of layers of the mammalian cerebral cortex involved in higher-order brain functions such as sensory perception, cognition, generation of motor commands, spatial reasoning, and language. The neocortex is further subdivided into the true isocortex and the proisocortex.

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Neocortex
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A representative column of neocortex. Cell body layers are labeled on the left, and fiber layers are labeled on the right.

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大脳新皮質(だいのうしんひしつ、英: Cerebral neocortex, isocortex)とは、大脳の部位のうち、表面を占める皮質構造のうち進化的に新しい部分である。合理的で分析的な思考や、言語機能をつかさどる。いわゆる下等生物では小さく、高等生物は大きい傾向がある。人類では、中脳、間脳などを覆うほどの大きさを占めている。厚さおよそ2mmの皮質状組織で、灰白色を呈し、6層構造をもつ。

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