Cortex

Cortex may refer to:

Sciences

• Cortex (anatomy), the outermost or superficial layer of an organ
• Cortex (archaeology), the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes
• Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant
• Cortex (hair), the middle layer of a strand of hair

Organs

• Adrenal cortex, the portion of the adrenal gland responsible for the production of cortisol and aldosterone
• Cell cortex, the region proximal to the cell surface, i.e. directly underneath the cell membrane
• Renal cortex, the outer portion of the kidney

The brain

• Cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the forebrain
  • Motor cortex, the regions of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary motor functions
  • Prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Visual cortex, regions of the cerebral cortex involved in visual functions
• Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum

Video games

• Cortex (video game), a game for Amiga computers
• Doctor Neo Cortex, the main antagonist in the Crash Bandicoot series of video games
• Nina Cortex, Doctor Neo Cortex's niece

Other uses

• Cortex, a family of the ARM architecture of CPUs
• Cortex, a virtual world in the TV series Code Lyoko
• Cortex, a Swedish post-punk alternative band featuring Freddie Wadling
• Cortex (journal), a scientific journal founded in 1964 and produced by Masson Publishing
• Cortex Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company based in Irvine, California
• Cortex (podcast), a podcast hosted by Myke Hurley and CGP Grey

See also

• Cordtex (explosive cord), a type of detonating cord generally used in mining
• Cortex Command, a 2-dimensional side-scrolling action game developed by Data Realms
• All pages with titles containing cortex
• All pages beginning with "cortical"