brain cortex
Outer neural layer
Brain cortex is an alternate term for cerebral cortex—the outer layer of neural tissue covering the brain's cerebrum.
This wrinkled, gray surface handles higher functions: thought, language, memory, sensory processing, and voluntary movement.
Damage to the brain cortex can affect speech and motor control.
- cerebralRelating to intellect
- outer layerOutermost covering surface
- neuronsSignal-transmitting brain cells
- nerve cellsSignal-transmitting body units
- gray matterBrain's cognitive tissue
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brain anatomy/structure
brain cortexbrainstem
Lower neural trunk
medulla oblongata · brain stem · hindbrain · reptilian brain · cerebellum
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