archipallium

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Noun

archipallium - the olfactory cortex of the cerebrumpaleocortexcerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

archipallium

[¦är·ki¦pal·ē·əm] (physiology) The olfactory pallium or the olfactory cerebral cortex; phylogenetically, the oldest part of the cerebral cortex.

archipallium

[ahr″kĭ-pal´e-um] that portion of the pallium, or cerebral cortex, which phylogenetically is the first to show the characteristic layering of the cellular elements.

ar·chi·cor·tex

(ar'ki-kōr'teks), [TA] 1. Typically, the phylogenetically older parts of the cerebral cortex.
See also: allocortex, cerebral cortex. 2. More specifically, the cortex forming the hippocampus.
See also: allocortex, cerebral cortex. Synonym(s): archipallium [archi- + L. cortex]

archipallium

The oldest region of the brain in animals, which is usually contiguous with the olfactory cortex. In humans, the archipallium comprises the hippocampus.

archipallium

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Synonyms for archipallium

noun the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum

Synonyms

paleocortex

Related Words

cerebral cortex
cerebral mantle
cortex
pallium

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