Synonyms for cortex
ˈkɔr tɛks; -təˌsizcor·tex

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1. cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortexnoun

   the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

   Synonyms:
   pallium, cerebral cortex, mantle, lens cortex, cerebral mantle

   Antonyms:
   medulla

2. cortexnoun

   the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

   Synonyms:
   pallium, cerebral cortex, lens cortex, cerebral mantle

   Antonyms:
   medulla

3. lens cortex, cortexnoun

   the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

   Synonyms:
   lens cortex, cerebral cortex, pallium, cerebral mantle

   Antonyms:
   medulla

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1. • Animal Tissue
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1. List of paraphrases for "cortex":

   cortical, rind, bark

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1. Pamela Rutledge:

   The prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed until the mid-20s, so there is a slow maturation in the ability to calculate risk.

2. Amy Arnsten:

   It's a double whammy. At the same time the prefrontal cortex is getting weaker and more primitive, the brain circuits that generate emotion like fear are getting stronger, you start seeing the world as harmful even when it's not.

3. Amy Arnsten:

   These stress-signaling pathways get released and they rapidly impair the higher cognitive functions of the prefrontal cortex that includes things like working memory, with chronic stress, you actually lose gray matter in the prefrontal cortex, in sadly the exact regions that are involved with inhibiting the stress response and those areas that give you insight that you’re needing help.

4. Michael Thaut:

   Whether you're a lifelong musician or have never even played an instrument, music is an access key to your memory, your pre-frontal cortex.

5. William Dobyns:

   These children have a very severe form of microcephaly, the brain is not just small, it's small with malformations of the cerebral cortex and calcifications. It has the appearance of a very severe, destructive injury to the brain.