cerebral cortex
nounDefinition of cerebral cortex
: the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information — compare neocortex
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Under his tutelage, Sestan published widely on gene expression and cell development in the cerebral cortex, attracting the notice of the department’s hiring committee. — Matthew Shaer, New York Times, "Scientists Are Giving Dead Brains New Life. What Could Go Wrong?," 2 July 2019 Without the option of simply cutting out pieces of a person’s healthy cerebral cortex the way physicians can dissect a tumor, brain scientists have had to get creative. — Quanta Magazine, "The Oldest Mini-Brains Have Lifelike Young Cells," 29 Aug. 2017 Based on her studies, Herculano-Houzel has concluded that primates evolved a way to pack far more neurons into the cerebral cortex than other mammals did. — Quanta Magazine, "How Humans Evolved Supersize Brains," 10 Nov. 2015 This network is a critical hub in the brain that links parts of the cerebral cortex to deeper and older structures involved in memory and emotion. — Gareth Cook, Scientific American, "The Science of Altering Consciousness," 15 May 2018 The cerebral cortex, which in humans is responsible for higher brain functions such as speech, perception, long-term memory and judgment, is the outer layer of the brain. — Linda Carroll, NBC News, "Gene mutation in the brain may be early clue to autism, study suggests," 2 July 2019 The Brain’s Processing Units The convoluted folds covering the brain’s surface form the cerebral cortex, a pizza-sized sheet of tissue that’s scrunched to fit into our skulls. — Quanta Magazine, "Mapping the Brain to Build Better Machines," 6 Apr. 2016 During these episodes, three areas of the cerebral cortex light up, ones that deal with visual memory and perception. — Longreads, "Demonology: A Woman’s Right to Fury," 10 June 2019 The other lobe affected, the temporal lobe, is another of the four major lobes and borders the occipital lobe on the bottom of the cerebral cortex. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Doctors cut out a large chunk of a boy’s brain—now he’s doing just fine," 1 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cerebral cortex.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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