Cerebral cortex

noun

Word Frequency: 2.8

Definitions

1.nounThe grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

Synonyms

pallium cortex cerebral mantle neocortex cinerea neocerebellum cerebral hemisphere brain cerebellum claustrum koniocortex corticogenesis

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