Wat (wie) is Cortex - definitie
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Cortical; Cortices; Cortex (disambiguation)
Cortex
An experimental slow controls project at CERN.
(1994-11-30)
cortex
['k?:t?ks]
¦ noun (plural cortices -t??si:z)
1. Anatomy the outer layer of an organ or structure, such as a kidney or adrenal gland.
(also cerebral cortex) the outer, folded layer of the cerebrum, which plays an important role in consciousness.
2. Botany an outer layer of tissue immediately below the epidermis of a stem or root.
Derivatives
cortical adjective
Origin
ME: from L., lit. 'bark'.
cortex
(cortices)
The cortex of the brain or of another organ is its outer layer. (MEDICAL)
...the cerebral cortex.
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft the N
Uitspraakvoorbeelden voor Cortex
1. Cortex and prefrontal cortex.
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5. looking at visual cortex or auditory cortex
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Voorbeelden uit tekstcorpus voor Cortex
1. But in anorexics, this cortex is activated by food stimuli.
2. The cortex became much more activated by the "expensive wines" than by their cheaper counterparts.
3. In a healthy brain, the frontal cortex exerts control over the lower ‘survival‘ brain.
4. The scans showed that in the female orgasm, activity is reduced across all the brain regions – conscious and subconscious – that handle emotion, including the amygdale, medial prefrontal cortex and orbitofrontal cortex.
5. The cortex is the outside layer of the brain and the motor cortex is known as the "excitable area" because magnetic stimulation has been shown to cause a muscle twitch.