cortical

[kawr-ti-kuhl]

adjective

1. Anatomy.,  of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.

2. Physiology.,  resulting from the function or condition of the cerebral cortex.

3. Botany.,  of or relating to the cortex.

Other Word Forms

• cortically adverb
• intercortical adjective
• noncortical adjective
• noncortically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cortical¹

1665–75; < New Latin corticālis, equivalent to Latin cortic- (stem of cortex ) cortex + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

These results indicate that the mechanisms directing attention are deeply rooted in ancient brain architecture, long before the evolution of higher cortical areas.

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Multiple measurements showed that neural spiking activity had a spatial order with continuously changing angles, consistent with a wave of activity rotating across the cortical electrode.

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That experiment shows that researchers could uncover potential side effects -- and do so very efficiently, Pasca said: "One single experimenter produced thousands of cortical organoids on their own and tested almost 300 drugs."

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Other research, the study noted, has found “greater male susceptibility to cortical atrophy and neuroinflammation under stress, which aligns with our findings of heightened pandemic-related brain aging in males.”

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Brain abnormalities called focal cortical dysplasia are a common cause of epilepsy, especially when medication cannot control seizures.

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