neuroectoderm

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11008

Central region of the early embryonic ectoderm that will give rise to the brain and spinal cord, together with the neural crest cells that will form the peripheral nervous system.

Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. (Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)) on page 784 [Terms] [Paper]