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Noun: cerebral cortex  'se-ru-brul 'kor,teks
  1. The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
    "The cerebral cortex is responsible for higher-order thinking and processing sensory information";
    - cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex

Derived forms: cerebral cortices

Type of: neural structure

Part of: cerebrum

Encyclopedia: Cerebral cortex