Why Is 90% of the Cerebral Cortex Referred to as the Neocortex

question 42

Multiple Choice

Why is 90% of the cerebral cortex referred to as the neocortex?

• A) It developed recently evolutionarily when mammals diversified.
• B) It is only found in humans.
• C) It is last to develop in the fetus and is thus the youngest part of the brain.
• D) It has the ability to regenerate the outermost three of its six layers.

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