Cerebral Cortex
Synonyms
Allocortex
Allocortices
Archipallium
Archipalliums
Cerebral Cortices
Cerebri, Cortex
Cerebrus, Cortex
Cortex Cerebri
Cortex Cerebrus
Cortex, Cerebral
Cortex, Insular
Cortical Plate
Cortical Plates
Cortices, Cerebral
Cortices, Insular
Insula of Reil
Insular Cortex
Insular Cortices
Paleocortex
Paleocortices
Periallocortex
Periallocortices
Plate, Cortical
Plates, Cortical
Reil Insula
The thin layer of GRAY MATTER on the surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES that develops from the TELENCEPHALON and folds into gyri and sulchi. It reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions.