cerebral mantle

Definitions of cerebral mantle
  1. noun
    the layer of nerve tissue forming the outer layer of the cerebrum
    synonyms: cerebral cortex, cortex, pallium
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    types:
    neocortex, neopallium
    the cortical part of the neencephalon
    archipallium, paleocortex
    the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
    type of:
    neural structure
    a structure that is part of the nervous system
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