exocortex
The English word “exocortex” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A special triple layer in the roots of saprophytic orchids.
- A hypothetical artificial information-processing system that would augment a brain's biological cognitive processes.
Etymology
From exo- + cortex. The botanical sense involves the "tree bark" sense of cortex; the neurotechnology sense involves the cerebral cortex sense of cortex.
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