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Synonyms for cortex
ˈkɔr tɛks; -təˌsizcor·tex
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Princeton's WordNet
cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortexnoun
the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Synonyms:
pallium, cerebral cortex, mantle, lens cortex, cerebral mantleAntonyms:
medullacortexnoun
the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal
Synonyms:
pallium, cerebral cortex, lens cortex, cerebral mantleAntonyms:
medullalens cortex, cortexnoun
the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
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lens cortex, cerebral cortex, pallium, cerebral mantleAntonyms:
medulla
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If you feel like you're in control of the stressor, then there aren't these toxic brain changes, if you feel out of control it leads to chemical changes in the prefrontal cortex that weakens the connections, and over time actually erode those connections away.
We may actually have triggered a plastic reorganization in the cortex by re-inserting a representation of lower limbs and locomotion in the cortex, these patients may have been able to transmit some of this information from the cortex through the spinal cord, through these very few nerves that may have survived the original trauma. It’s almost like we turned them on again.
The drive to love is eternal, this brain system lies way below the cortex, next to another area that orchestrates thirst and hunger, systems that keep you alive, and love is one of them.
The somatosensory cortex is important for movement, and thus, control over behavior, so it makes sense that it is also involved in smoking cessation.
It's a double whammy. At the same time the prefrontal cortex is getting weaker and more primitive, the brain circuits that generate emotion like fear are getting stronger, you start seeing the world as harmful even when it's not.
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- ципа, кораBulgarian
- còrtexCatalan, Valencian
- kůraCzech
- cortexFrench
- coirtéisIrish
- kéregHungarian
- cortexLatin
- borkNorwegian Nynorsk
- barkNorwegian
- koraPolish
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