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CEREBRAL CORTEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Synonyms:
cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cerebral cortex" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Meronyms (parts of "cerebral cortex"):
Golgi's cell; Golgi cell (a neuron in the cerebral cortex with short dendrites and with either a long axon or a short axon that ramifies in the grey matter)
cortical area; cortical region (any of various regions of the cerebral cortex)
frontal cortex; frontal lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead)
prefrontal cortex; prefrontal lobe (the anterior part of the frontal lobe)
parietal cortex; parietal lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head)
occipital cortex; occipital lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)
temporal cortex; temporal lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying inside the temples of the head)
Meronyms (substance of "cerebral cortex"):
gray matter; gray substance; grey matter; grey substance; substantia grisea (greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cerebral cortex"):
neocortex; neopallium (the cortical part of the neencephalon)
archipallium; paleocortex (the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum)
Holonyms ("cerebral cortex" is a part of...):
cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)
Context examples:
The double-S-shaped fold or fissure on the lateral surface of each hemisphere of the cerebral cortex.
(Fissure of Rolando, NCI Thesaurus)
Damage to CNS motor pathways from the cerebral cortex to the facial nuclei in the pons leads to facial weakness that generally spares the forehead muscles.
(Facial Nerve Paralysis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The layer located below the cerebral cortex that includes the forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain.
(Cerebral Subcortex, NCI Thesaurus)
The convolutions or ridges between one or more sulci on the surface of the cerebral cortex.
(Cerebral Gyrus, NCI Thesaurus)
Atrophy of the cerebral cortex and/or cerebellum due to chronic ethanol consumption.
(Alcoholic Brain Atrophy, NCI Thesaurus)
One of the researchers of the study said: We found widespread thinning of the cerebral cortex.
(Obesity Can Affect Kids’ Working Memory, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A long deep groove with an internal and external portion in the cerebral cortex creating a boundary between the parietal lobe and cuneus.
(Parieto-Occipital Fissure, NCI Thesaurus)
One of the neural pathways that transmit impulses from the eyes to the cerebral cortex.
(Anterior Visual Pathway, NCI Thesaurus)
The anterior portion of a deep fissure or furrow on the medial surface of the cerebral cortex.
(Anterior Part of the Calcarine Fissure, NCI Thesaurus)
Any artery supplying the cerebral cortex.
(Cerebral Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
