Cortex
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Cortex may mean:
In science:
- Cortex (anatomy), the outermost or superficial layer of an organ, and especially
- the Cerebral cortex (usually just cortex), the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum
- the Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum; this is composed of three layers
- the Renal cortex is the outer portion of the kidney between the renal capsule and the renal medulla.
- Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant (Cortex is Latin for "bark")
- Cortex (archaeology), the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes.
In video games:
- In the Crash Bandicoot series video game:
- Dr. Neo Cortex, a mad scientist
- Nina Cortex, a character
Other uses:
- Cortex, 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.
- Variant of ARM CPU architecture
[edit] See also
- The explosive cord is spelled Cordtex
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