neocortex
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- noun
- /ˈniːoʊˌkɔːr.tɛks/
- Specialized
- During sleep, the neocortex goes into a slow wave pattern for about 90 percent of that time.
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Watch on YouTubeWe have motor neurons in our cortex, in our neocortex that control deliberate action.
- We have motor neurons in our cortex, in our neocortex that control deliberate action.
- In your brain, you all have mirror neurons in the neocortex.
- But if that can somehow be reconnected to your neocortex, you can start to associate new thoughts with it.
- Because boy, that neocortex starts to get numb and you get to where you just can't reason very well.
- He said neocortex is neocortex, so I had that hint.
- So, so, but the, the neocortex can be understood on its own.
- But the thing about these two systems is the neocortex is actually very weak.
- Not one, not one essence like your cortex, your big neocortex, but which isn't really that big.
- It is where, I mean, there's so much happening in, in the neocortex.
- And then the neocortex never has a chance to actually be with what is right, right.
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Scientists study the neocortex to understand how we process sensory information and make decisions.
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The neocortex, so much larger than in any other species, has added all that is distinctly human.
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Is it "control" via the neocortex or "influence" by the neocortex?
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We need a new way to read the projections from the neocortex.
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Research cited earlier shows that during and immediately after stress, the executive functions of the neocortex are diminished.
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We have motor neurons in our cortex, in our neocortex that control deliberate action.
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The brain activity and processes in the neocortex of the cerebral hemispheres conduct the primary activity in the physical realm.
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Dunbar assumes that the current size of the human neocortex showed up about 250,000 years ago.
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The brain's neocortex plays a crucial role in our ability to think and reason.
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Damage to the neocortex can lead to difficulties with speech and problem-solving.
Synonyms
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The outer layer of the brain that helps thinking, remembering, and deciding
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A part of the brain that helps with thinking, sensing, and controlling movement
The newest part of the brain that controls thinking, learning, and senses
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neocortex comes from Greek parts neo- meaning 'new' and cortex meaning 'bark' or 'shell', like the outside of a tree. So the neocortex is the 'new outer layer' of the brain, and this newer outer part does the higher jobs such as thinking, sensing, and planning actions.