pallium

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A separate study of the neuroanatomy of birds found that a part of their forebrains — the pallium — does the heavy cognitive lifting that the cerebral cortex does in mammals.

From Nature

The pontiff also used Paul’s staff, chalice and pallium vestment.

From Washington Post

What they do possess, however, is a group of nuclei, collectively known as the pallium, that have been proven to carry out neocortical-like higher cognitive functions.

From Scientific American

Surprisingly, even when they compared subregions of the pallium to the neocortex, they uncovered the same pattern in these neurons as well.

From Salon

To the Steelers and their impassioned fans, this was akin to a parishioner blowing his nose on the Pope's pallium.

From Los Angeles Times