cortex
pronunciation
How to pronounce cortex in British English:
UK [ˈkɔːteks]
How to pronounce cortex in American English:
US [ˈkɔːrteks]
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- Noun:
- the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
- the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
Word Origin
- cortex
- cortex: see cork
- cortex (n.)
- 1650s, "outer shell, husk," from Latin cortex "bark of a tree" (see corium). Specifically of the brain, first recorded 1741.
Example
- 1. The visual cortex is activated by merely imagining a musical score .
- 2. The group was studying a poorly-understood region of the visual cortex .
- 3. On average , smokers had a thinner medial orbito-frontal cortex than nonsmokers .
- 4. The hippocampus stores short-term memories , while the prefrontal cortex is our long-term memory bank .
- 5. Third , unique human expression patterns were more common in the prefrontal cortex than in the cerebellum .