The specific regions of the brain normally described as part of the allocortex are:

• the olfactory cortex, which mediates olfaction
• the hippocampus, which mediates limbic input

The allocortex is also referred to as the "heterotypic cortex."

See also

• Cerebral cortex
• Isocortex
• Neocortex

References

• "Allocortex." Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th ed. (2000). ISBN 0-683-40007-X
• Haines, Duane E. Fundamental Neuroscience, 2nd. (2002). ISBN 0-443-06603-5