Editing Neocortex (section)

{{short description|Mammalian structure involved in higher-order brain functions}}
{{About|the mammalian brain structure}}
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The '''neocortex''', also called the '''neopallium''', '''isocortex''', or the '''six-layered cortex''', is a set of layers of the [[mammalian]] [[cerebral cortex]] involved in higher-order brain functions such as [[sense|sensory perception]], cognition, generation of [[motor cortex|motor commands]],<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lodato S, Arlotta P | title = Generating neuronal diversity in the mammalian cerebral cortex | journal = Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology | volume = 31 | issue = 1 | pages = 699–720 | date = 2015-11-13 | pmid = 26359774 | pmc = 4778709 | doi = 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-100814-125353 | quote = The neocortex is the part of the brain responsible for execution of higher-order brain functions, including cognition, sensory perception, and sophisticated motor control. }}</ref> [[Spatial visualization ability|spatial reasoning]], and [[language]].<ref name="Lui 2011">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lui JH, Hansen DV, Kriegstein AR | title = Development and evolution of the human neocortex | journal = Cell | volume = 146 | issue = 1 | pages = 18–36 | date = July 2011 | pmid = 21729779 | pmc = 3610574 | doi = 10.1016/j.cell.2011.06.030 }}</ref> The neocortex is further subdivided into the '''true isocortex''' and the [[proisocortex]].<ref>{{cite web|title=BrainInfo|url=http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=2311|website=braininfo.rprc.washington.edu}}</ref>

In the [[human brain]], the [[cerebral cortex]] consists of the larger neocortex and the smaller [[allocortex]], respectively taking up 90% and 10%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Saladin |first1=K |title=Anatomy & physiology : the unity of form and function |date=2012 |publisher=McGraw-Hill |location=New York, NY |isbn=9780073378251 |pages=417 |edition=6th}}</ref> The neocortex is made up of [[Cortical layers|six layers]], labelled from the outermost inwards, I to VI.