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单词 cerebral cortex
释义

cerebral cortex

noun

: the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information compare neocortex

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The basal ganglia, structures tucked beneath the brain’s cerebral cortex, play a critical role in initiating a variety of motor activities. Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2022 Generally, spasticity happens when the cerebral cortex (a region of the brain that helps control movement) or the brainstem (which helps connect the brain to the spinal cord) are damaged after a stroke. Sara Gaynes Levy, SELF, 16 May 2022 An organ called the olfactory bulb shunts the chemical messages straight to the part of the brain that deals with stored feelings and memories, bypassing the cerebral cortex, the main part of the brain. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022 Live events offer intellectual stimulation that light up much in the cerebral cortex. Regan Hillyer, Forbes, 1 June 2022 And because stingrays don’t even have a cerebral cortex, this strongly suggested that nobody needs an enormous brain to learn how to perform basic math. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 19 May 2022 Instead any action a person takes involves the brain's motor areas informing the rest of the cerebral cortex about the action initiated—a message known as a corollary discharge. György Buzsáki, Scientific American, 14 May 2022 In 1907 German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer published a case report of an unusual illness affecting the cerebral cortex. Jason Ulrich, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021 In addition to sensory nerves going up, there are pathways from sensory and motor areas of the cerebral cortex going down to the cuneate nucleus. Sliman Bensmaia, Scientific American, 16 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cerebral cortex

noun

: the convoluted surface layer of gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information

called also pallium

see neocortex
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