neocortex

Cortex {neocortex}| {new forebrain} can be only in mammals, for sense memory [Abeles, 1991] [Allman, 1998] [Braitenberg and Schüz, 1991] [Braitenberg, 1984] [Felleman and Van Essen, 1991] [Mountcastle, 1957] [Mountcastle, 1998] [Passingham, 1993] [Peters and Rockland, 1994] [Peters et al., 1991] [Rockel et al., 1980] [White, 1989] [Zeki, 1993]. It has uniform neuron structure.

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In humans, neocortex has at least 52 distinct cellular areas. Cat neocortex has 36. Rat neocortex has 13. In some primates, striate cortex differs from motor cortex, with giant Betz cells, in laminar organization, cell number, cell types, and general connectivity patterns.

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