Neocortex - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics Most of the cerebral cortex (more than 90%) has six cell layers and is called the neocortex (isocortex) Examples of neocortex include the primary sensory, motor, and association cortices
Neocortex in early mammals and its subsequent variations Neocortex is an important part of the mammalian brain that is quite different from its homologue of the dorsal cortex in the reptilian brain Whereas dorsal cortex is small, thin, and composed of a single layer of neurons, neocortex is thick and has