Cortex or cortical may refer to:
Biology[edit]
- Cortex (anatomy), the outermost layer of an organ
- Cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the forebrain
- Motor cortex, the regions of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary motor functions
- Prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
- Visual cortex, regions of the cerebral cortex involved in visual functions
- Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum
- Renal cortex, the outer portion of the kidney
- Adrenal cortex, a portion of the adrenal gland
- Cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the forebrain
- Cell cortex, the region of a cell directly underneath the membrane
- Cortex (hair), the middle layer of a strand of hair
- Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant
Entertainment[edit]
- Cortex (film), a 2008 French film directed by Nicolas Boukhrief
- Cortex (podcast), a 2015 podcast
- Doctor Neo Cortex, a fictional character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series
- Nina Cortex, the niece of Neo Cortex
- Cortex (band), a French jazz funk band featuring Alain Mion
- Cortex, a Swedish post-punk alternative band featuring Freddie Wadling
Other uses[edit]
- Cortex (archaeology), the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes
- Cortex (journal), cognitive science journal published by Elsevier
- Cortex, a family of the ARM architecture of CPUs
- Cortex, a division of Gemini Sound Products
- Cortex, a digital lending platform by Think Finance
- Cortex Pharmaceuticals, a company of New Jersey, United States
- Cortex Innovation Community, a district in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
See also[edit]
- All pages with titles containing cortex
- All pages with titles beginning with cortical
- Cordtex, a type of detonating cord used in mining
- Corex (disambiguation)