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'''Cortex''' ([[Latin]]: "bark", "rind", "shell" or "husk") may mean:..
In '''anatomy''':
* [[Cortex (anatomy)]], the outermost or superficial layer of an organ, and especially in the '''brain''':
** the [[Cerebral cortex]] (usually just ''cortex''), the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the ''forebrain''
*** the [[Motor cortex]], the regions of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary motor functions
*** the [[Prefrontal cortex]], the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
*** the [[Visual cortex]], regions of the cerebral cortex involved in visual functions.
** the [[Cerebellar cortex]], the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum
* as well as in '''other organs''':
** the [[Renal cortex]], the outer portion of the kidney
In '''other sciences''':
* [[Cortex (botany)]], the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant
* [[Cortex (archaeology)]], the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes.
* The '''cellular cortex''' is the region proximal to the cell surface, that is directly underneath the cell membrane
In '''video games:'''
* In the ''[[Crash Bandicoot series]]'' video game:
** [[Doctor Neo Cortex]], a mad scientist
** [[Nina Cortex]], Cortex's niece
'''Other uses:'''
* [[Cortex (journal)]], a scientific journal founded in 1964 and produced by [[Masson Publishing]]
* [[Cortex (payment software)]], a card payment software package for the banking industry
* [[Cortex Control Panel]], a custom game control panel
* [[Cortex (CPU)]], a family of the [[ARM architecture]] of CPUs
* Cortex digital music controllers, a US-based company making DJ and pro audio equipment.
==See also==
* The explosive cord is spelled [[Cordtex]]
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