Paleopallium
Paleopallium [Palaeo-]
Definition
The paleopallium (or paleocortex) is a subdivision of the cerebral cortex (pallium) characterized by a three-layered histological structure.
It is located mainly in the rhinencephalon and is associated with olfaction and certain functions of the limbic system.
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.
