allocortex
allocortex (Stephan)
One of two types of cerebral cortex defined on the basis of cytoarchitecture and fetal development. The other is neocortex. Allocortex does not pass through a prenatal phase of six-layered structure and has three or four layers in the mature brain ( Schiebler-1999 ). Allocortex has three subtypes: paleocortex, archicortex and periallocortex. This definition differs from that in some older sources, which excluded the olfactory bulb and the accessory olfactory bulb ( Carpenter-1983 ).
| Type | Organ |
| Parent Structure | regional part of brain |
| Latin Name | allocortex (Stephan) |
| FMA ID | 83687 |
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