paleocortex

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('lē-ō-kôr'tĕks')
n.

The phylogenetically oldest part of the cortical mantle of the cerebral hemisphere, represented by the olfactory cortex.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The olfactory outer layer of part of the brain.

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