cortex
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- n the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
- n the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
- n the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
- The cortex, or outer layer of gray matter--which is responsible for such things as planning movement and suppressing inappropriate thoughts or actions--thickens from back to front .
- The lag was most obvious in the prefrontal cortex, the study found, the area of the brain critical to cognitive functions like memory, attention focusing, higher-order motor .
- For what the TMS revealed was that the region of motor cortex that controls the piano-playing fingers also expanded in the brains of volunteers who imagined playing the music--just .