Why is 90% of the cerebral cortex referred to as the neocortex?

A. It is only found in humans.
B. It developed recently evolutionarily when mammals diversified.
C. It has the ability to regenerate the outermost three of its six layers.
D. It is last to develop in the fetus and is thus the youngest part of the brain.


Answer: B

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