Antonyms for cortex
ˈkɔr tɛks; -təˌsizcor·tex

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1. cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortexnoun

   the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

   Antonyms:
   medulla

   Synonyms:
   pallium, cerebral cortex, mantle, lens cortex, cerebral mantle

2. cortexnoun

   the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

   Antonyms:
   medulla

   Synonyms:
   pallium, cerebral cortex, lens cortex, cerebral mantle

3. lens cortex, cortexnoun

   the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

   Antonyms:
   medulla

   Synonyms:
   lens cortex, cerebral cortex, pallium, cerebral mantle

How to use cortex in a sentence?

1. Arthur Brody:

   The finding is novel in that it is the first to link greater functional connectivity between the insula and the somatosensory cortex with an improved likelihood of quitting or minimizing smoking, if the results of the current study are replicated, studies to assess the effectiveness of somatic treatments that affect brain circuitry may certainly be warranted.

2. Merideth Addicott:

   The somatosensory cortex is important for movement, and thus, control over behavior, so it makes sense that it is also involved in smoking cessation.

3. Pamela Rutledge:

   The prefrontal cortex isn't fully developed until the mid-20s, so there is a slow maturation in the ability to calculate risk.

4. Glenn Levine:

   Often we let our mind quickly react to something before we've truly had time to allow our higher levels of cognitive functioning, our prefrontal cortex, to weigh in, we want to pause, ponder and digest this, and take a couple seconds to decide what is the most skillful way to react.

5. Helen Fisher:

   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.

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