pallial

adjective

pal·​li·​al ˈpa-lē-əl 

1

: of, relating to, or produced by the mantle of a mollusk or brachiopod

2

: of or relating to the cerebral cortex

Example Sentences

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Whereas some researchers are confident that most of the bird pallium is similar to some cortical layers or cell types, others contend that most of it is only analogous to the amygdala and other noncortical pallial areas. —Onur Güntürkün, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020

For example, keas (a type of parrot found in New Zealand) have 1.28 billion pallial neurons, ravens possess 1.2 billion and chimpanzees have 7.4 billion neurons, although research could not evince systematic cognitive differences among them. —Onur Güntürkün, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020

The experimental technique relied on the pallial nerve, which lies just inside the cephalopod mantle cavity, transmitting signals from the mantle to the brain and back. —Danna Staaf, Science | AAAS, 4 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

New Latin pallium

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1