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Abstract
The thin layer of GRAY MATTER on the surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES that develops from the TELENCEPHALON and folds into gyri and sulci. It reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions.
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- Cortex Cerebri
- Cortical Plate
- Cerebral Cortices
- Cortex Cerebrus
- Cortex, Cerebral
- Cortical Plates
- Plate, Cortical
- Allocortex
- Archipallium
- Paleocortex
- Periallocortex
- Allocortices
- Archipalliums
- Paleocortices
- Periallocortices
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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/surg: probably CEREBRAL DECORTICATION
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History Note
INSULA OF REIL was see under CEREBRAL CORTEX 1968-78
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cerebral Cortex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002540. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002540
- Cerebral Cortex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebral_cortex
- Cerebral Cortex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q75839