The outer layer of the cerebrum, composed of folded gray matter, responsible for higher cognitive functions including perception, thought, and decision-making.
From Latin 'cortex' meaning 'bark of a tree, outer layer.' The brain's bark-like outer covering.
The cortex is your brain's crinkly outer layer — all those folds pack in billions of neurons that handle thinking, planning, and everything that makes you human.
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