concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: cortical organization

cortical organization
type: Concept
broader: physiological processes
definition: When neuroscientists use the term cortex, they usually refer to the neocortex of mammals. This neocortex is part of the outer shell or bark of the forebrain that was thought to be a new structure that evolved with mammals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Perception; Cortical Organization]

physiological processes
type: Concept
narrower: cortical organization