neoencephalon

ne·en·ceph·a·lon

(nē'en-sef'ă-lon),

L. Edinger's term for the higher levels of the central nervous system superimposed on the metameric or propriospinal system (paleencephalon).

Synonym(s): neoencephalon

[G. neos, new, + enkephalos, brain]

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neoencephalon

A term of uncertain utility for the portion of the brain involved in higher cortical functions that is not equivalent to the neocerebellum or to the neocortex.

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