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Noun: cerebral mantle
  1. The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
    "The cerebral mantle is responsible for higher-order thinking and processing sensory information";
    - cerebral cortex, pallium, cortex

Derived forms: cerebral mantles

Type of: neural structure

Part of: cerebrum

Encyclopedia: Cerebral mantle