Archicortex

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Archicortex is categorized under allocortex. It is any cortex with fewer than six layers, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes. It is necessary for hippocampus formation.

The archicortex is a portion of the cerebral cortex that, with the paleocortex, develops in association with the olfactory system, and which is phylogenetically older than the neocortex and lacks its layered structure. The embryonic archicortex corresponds to the cortex of the dentate gyrus and hippocampus in mature mammals. Being part of the limbic system, it has functions related to emotions and formation of memory. Signals being sent from the limbic lobe to the hippocampal formations can go via the archicortex as an intermediate.

See also

• Paralimbic cortex

References

• Wills, Tom J.; Francesa Cacucci, Neil Burgess,John O'Keefe (18). "Development of the Hippocampal Cognitive Map in Preweanling Rats". Science 328 (5985): 1573-1576. doi:10.1126/science.1188224. 

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