Cortex
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Cortex may mean:-
In science:
- 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
- Cerebral cortex (usually just cortex), the outer layer of the vertebrate brain
- Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum. It is composed of three layers.
- (Cortex is Latin for "bark".)
In video games:
- In the Crash Bandicoot series video game:
- Cortex, a humanoid species
- Dr. Neo Cortex, a mad scientist
- Nina Cortex, a character
Other uses:
- Cortex, a scientific journal founded in 1964 and produced by Masson Publishing
- Cortex (payment software), a card payment software package for the banking industry.
[edit] See also
- The explosive cord is correctly spelt Cordtex
