Allocortex

Allocortex

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The allocortex refers to the rhinencephalic cortex, as opposed to the neocortex (isocortex) of the neopallium. It has two main divisions:

  • The paleocortex (paleopallium), with three layers, mainly located in the rhinencephalon.

  • The archicortex (archipallium), also with three layers, associated with the hippocampus.

References

  • Barone R, Bortolami R. Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques, Tome 6, Neurologie I, Vigot, Paris, 2004.

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.