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cortical organization  

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  • When neuroscientists use the term cortex, they usually refer to the neocortex of mammals. This neocortex is part of the outer shell or bark of the forebrain that was thought to be a new structure that evolved with mammals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Cortical Organization]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-MW4GXFMD-L

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