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
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The study also found reduced levels of cortical NAA across brain regions after some exclusions.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
Some cortical areas showed increased receptor density, while reductions were seen in regions associated with reward processing, especially the habenula.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
During a series of experiments, the implant delivered a defined pattern across four cortical regions, which functioned like tapping a coded message directly into the brain.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025
For the latest study, the team examined samples from normal mice and compared them with living cortical brain tissue obtained, with permission, from six people undergoing epilepsy surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025
They are organized into "local circuits" within the cortex; the local circuits form "subcortical nuclei," which together form "cortical regions," which form "systems," which form "systems of systems," which form you.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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