Cortex

Cortex or cortical may refer to:

Science

Anatomy

• Cortex (anatomy), the outermost or superficial layer of an organ
• Cortex (hair), the middle layer of a strand of hair
• Adrenal cortex, the portion of the adrenal gland that produces cortisol and aldosterone
• Cell cortex, the region proximal to the cell surface, i.e. directly underneath the cell membrane
• Renal cortex, the outer portion of the kidney
• Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum
• Cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the forebrain
  • Motor cortex, the regions of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary motor functions
  • Prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Visual cortex, regions of the cerebral cortex involved in visual functions

Other sciences

• Cortex (archaeology), the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes
• Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant

Entertainment

• Cortex (2008 film), a French film directed by Nicolas Boukhrief
• Cortex (2020 film), a German film directed by Moritz Bleibtreu
• Cortex (podcast), a 2015– podcast
• Cortex Command, a 2012 video game
• Doctor Neo Cortex, a fictional character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series
  • Nina Cortex, the niece of Neo Cortex
• Cortex, a French jazz funk band featuring Alain Mion
• Cortex, a Swedish post-punk alternative band featuring Freddie Wadling

Other uses

• Cortex (journal), cognitive science journal published by Elsevier
• Cortex, a family of the ARM architecture of CPUs
• Cortex, a division of Gemini Sound Products
• Cortex, a digital lending platform by Think Finance
• Cortex Pharmaceuticals, a company of New Jersey, United States
• Cortex Innovation Community, a district in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

See also

• Cordtex, a type of detonating cord used in mining
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