cortical
Americanadjective
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Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
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Physiology. resulting from the function or condition of the cerebral cortex.
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Botany. of or relating to the cortex.
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Etymology
Origin of cortical
1665–75; < New Latin corticālis, equivalent to Latin cortic- (stem of cortex ) cortex + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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Australian firm Cortical Labs announced in 2022 that it had managed to get artificial neurons to play the early computer game Pong.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
Cortical surface area -- a measure of the brain's surface -- showed an even greater increase decade by decade.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
The Cortical Labs team thinks the experiment has a lot to teach scientists.
From NewsForKids.net • Oct. 18, 2022
Cortical Labs also aims to eventually use neurons to develop “biological processing units” for use in computing.
From Scientific American • Oct. 14, 2022
Cortical: relating to the cortex or outer skin.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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