nidopallium caudolaterale

English

Etymology

nidopallium + caudolaterale

Noun

nidopallium caudolaterale

1. (anatomy, ornithology) The avian equivalent of the primate prefrontal cortex. A region of a bird's brain, located at the rear, that coordinates cognition in the pallium layer of the brain.

Synonyms

• NCL (abbreviation)

Hypernyms

• nidopallium
• pallium
• cerebrum

Derived terms

• NCL (abbreviation)