Archicortex
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see also paralimbic cortex
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'''Archicortex''' is basically categorized under [[allocortex]]. It is any [[Cerebral cortex|cortex]] with fewer than six areas, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes. It is necessary for [[hippocampus]] formation.
The archicortex is a portion of the [[cerebral cortex]] that, with the [[paleocortex]], develops in association with the [[olfaction|olfactory system]], and which is [[phylogenetics|phylogenetically]] older than the [[neopallium|neocortex]] and lacks its layered structure. The embryonic archicortex corresponds to the cortex of the dentate gyrus and hippocampus in mature [[mammal]]s. Being part of the [[limbic system]], it has functions related to [[emotion]]s and formation of memory. Signals being sent from the limbic lobe to the hippocampal formations can go via the archicortex as an intermediate.
==See also==
[[Paralimbic cortex]]
{{limbic system}}
{{Telencephalon}}
[[Category:Limbic system]]
[[Category:Central nervous system]]
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