cerebral cortex

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl ˈkɔːtɛks/, /səˈɹiː.bɹəl ˈkɔːtɛks/ (General American) IPA(key): /səˈɹiː.bɹəl ˈkɔɹtɛks/, /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəl ˈkɔɹtɛks/ === Noun === cerebral cortex (plural cerebral cortices or cerebral cortexes) (neuroanatomy) The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory. ==== Synonyms ==== pallium See also Thesaurus:cerebral cortex ==== Meronyms ==== neocortex allocortex archicortex paleocortex ==== Holonyms ==== cerebrum ==== Translations ====