Term Name: | piriform cortex |
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Synonyms: | area prepiriformis, cortex piriformis, eupalaeocortex, olfactory pallium, palaeocortex II, paleopallium, piriform area, piriform lobe, primary olfactory areas, primary olfactory cortex, pyriform cortex, pyriform lobe, regio praepiriformis |
Definition: | the subdivision of the laminated olfactory cortex with only three main layers that receive monosynaptic input from the olfactory bulb via the lateral olfactory tract; it is located bilaterally in the ventrolateral forebrain and is commonly divided into anterior and posterior regions |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0004725] |