Allocortex
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The '''allocortex''' is a part of the [[cerebral cortex]] characterized by fewer [[cell (biology)|cell]] layers than the [[isocortex]], or [[neocortex]] (i.e. fewer than six).
The specific regions of the brain normally described as part of the allocortex are:
* the [[olfactory cortex]], which mediates [[olfaction]]
* the [[hippocampus]], which mediates [[limbic system|limbic input]]
The allocortex is also referred to as the "heterotypic cortex."
== See also ==
* [[Cerebral cortex]]
* [[Isocortex]]
* [[Neocortex]]
== References ==
* "Allocortex." <i>Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed.</i> (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X
* Haines, Duane E. <i>Fundamental Neuroscience, 2nd.</i> (2002). ISBN 0-443-06603-5
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