A thin mantle of gray matter about the size of a formal dinner napkin covering the surface of each cerebral hemisphere. The cerebral cortex is crumpled and folded, forming numerous convolutions (gyri) and crevices (sulci). It is made up of six layers of nerve cells and the nerve pathways that connect them. The cerebral cortex is responsible for the [..]

(seh-ree-brul) [L. cerebrum, brain] The surface of the cerebrum; the largest and most complex part of the mammalian brain, containing sensory and motor nerve cell bodies of the cerebrum; the part of t [..]

 The outer surface of the cerebrum.

the largest and most complex part of the mammalian central nervous system; appears as tightly packed fat ridges (gyri) and narrow folds (sulci); responsible for all forms of conscious experience, incl [..]

 The outermost layer of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. It is responsible for all forms of conscious experience, including perception, emotion, thought and planning. 

The thin outer layer of the brain's (approximately 2 mm) cerebral hemispheres that acts as the main control center and information processing center. The cerebral cortex is not required for perfo [..]

Often called simply cortex. The outer covering of the cerebral hemispheres that consists largely of nerve cell bodies and their branches. In mammals, the cerebral cortex has the six distinct layers that are typical of neocortex. See Figure 2.15.

The part of the brain involved in all forms of conscious experience, including thought, language, and memory.

The thin surface layer of gray matter (nerve cell bodies) that forms the outer surface of the cerebrum.

Also known as gray matter, this term describes the brain's outer layer. The cerebral cortex is involved in complex brain functions, such as language and information processing.

The cerebral cortex is a section of the brain responsible for many information processing functions. It is often also referred to as the brain’s grey matter. It is located on the surface of the cerebr [..]

The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the brain including the surface grey matter and the deeper white matter that connects it to other areas of the brain. It is the region where conscious thought [..]

The thin layer of gray matter on the surface of the cerebral hemisphere that develops from the Telencephalon and folds into gyri. It reaches its highest development in man and is responsible for intel [..]

The thin layer of gray matter on the surface of the cerebral hemisphere that develops from the telencephalon and folds into gyri. It reaches its highest development in man and is responsible for intel [..]

Pertaining to the cerebrum, the front and upper portion of the brain, including the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes.

Outermost layer (the gray matter) of the cerebral hemisphere. Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Clear fluid in the ventricular system. Chimeric Figure Figure using two separate faces on each half. These figur [..]

A sheet of tissue covering the outermost layer of the cerebrum.

The part of the brain that is visible from the outside. The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer and consists of a collection of nerve cell bodies.

Often simply called cortex, the cerebral cortices are a pair of folded sheets of nervous tissue, a few millimeter in thickness and of variable extent. In humans, one cortical sheet has the size of a large pizza, about 1,000 square centimeter. Cortex is highly laminated

the external gray layer of the brain, the neocortex. See also limbic system.