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Cerebral cortex

The cerebral cortex, also known as the cerebral mantle, is the outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain in humans and other mammals. It is the largest site of neural integration in the central nervous system, and plays a key role in attention, perception, awareness, thought, memory, language, and consciousness.

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FMA
61830
Latin
cortex cerebri
MeSH
D002540
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_1494
NeuroNames
39
Part of
Cerebrum

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Cerebral cortex

Nodes264
Edges263
Triples150
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007576
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Cerebral cortex

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related to Cortical patterning · 24
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related to Genes associated with cortical disorders · 8
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related to Cortical areas · 7
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related to Layer organization · 7
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cortex cerebral cortical neurons areas layer layers brain motor different cells neocortex also lobes visual sensory primary area development thalamus

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Cerebral cortexFMA618301.00infobox
Cerebral cortexLatincortex cerebri1.00infobox
Cerebral cortexMeSHD0025401.00infobox
Cerebral cortexNeuroLex IDbirnlex_14941.00infobox
Cerebral cortexNeuroNames391.00infobox
Cerebral cortexPart ofCerebrum1.00infobox
Cerebral cortexTA25527, 55281.00infobox
Cerebral cortexTA98A14.1.09.003 A14.1.09.3011.00infobox
Cerebral cortexis aouter covering of the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres and is folded into peaks called gyri0.90text
Cerebral cortexis asix-layered neocortex whilst the other 100.90text
Cerebral cortexis acomplex and finely tuned process called corticogenesis0.90text
Cerebral cortexpart ofthe cerebral circulation0.85text

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