cortex

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of the cortex is a powerful tool for neuroscience research, and its use has been extended into the brainstem and spinal cord as well.

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  1. noun Anatomy The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, as of the kidney or adrenal gland.
  2. noun Anatomy The outer layer of gray matter that covers the surface of the cerebral hemisphere.
  3. noun Botany The region of tissue in a root or stem lying between the epidermis and the vascular tissue.
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  • What changed the most was the growth of the neo-cortex, the part of the brain that deals with complex thought and reasoning. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Neuroscientists at The Johns Hopkins University think that part of the answer lies in a special region of the brain's visual cortex which is in charge of distinguishing between background and foreground images. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • A special region of the brain's visual cortex, which is in charge of distinguishing between background and foreground images, called V2, is what makes brain cells remember things, according to a new study. —  Medindia Health News
  • A layer of tissue known as the cortex surrounds the vascular bundles and may vary in thickness depending upon species.
  • However classical SSPE should show starting from occipital cortex, then partietal and then other regions including basal ganglia, brainstem and post fossa white matter necrosis Imaging can be normal as well in SSPE. rpes encephalitis involves Temporal regions. —  Sumer's Radiology Site
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  1. Latin, bark; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin: see cork.
 

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