cortical
Anatomy. of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of cortex.
Physiology. resulting from the function or condition of the cerebral cortex.
Botany. of or relating to the cortex.
Origin of cortical
1Other words from cortical
- cor·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- in·ter·cor·ti·cal, adjective
- non·cor·ti·cal, adjective
- non·cor·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use cortical in a sentence
Some researchers are also incorporating the properties of certain types of cortical neurons and processes such as attention into their models.
Artificial Neural Nets Finally Yield Clues to How Brains Learn | Anil Ananthaswamy | February 18, 2021 | Quanta MagazineSeeing that first twitch in a lab dish immediately after cortical stimulation is something that’s not soon forgotten.
Meet Assembloids, Mini Human Brains With Muscles Attached | Shelly Fan | January 12, 2021 | Singularity HubThe machines we have built—the ones architected after cortical anatomy—fall short of capturing the nature of the human brain.
An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience - Issue 94: Evolving | Grigori Guitchounts | December 30, 2020 | NautilusMaybe one day, as they grow stronger building on more cortical anatomy, they will be able to explain those patterns back to us, solving the puzzle of the brain’s interconnections, creating a picture we understand.
An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience - Issue 94: Evolving | Grigori Guitchounts | December 30, 2020 | NautilusPhysiologists have taken the findings to mean that low alpha power has something to do with outward attention and cortical activation.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers | Grigori Guitchounts | November 11, 2020 | Nautilus
The cortical portion of sarsaparilla yields fully 50% of aqueous extract.
There is in the interrenal body no distinction between cortical and medullary layers as in the suprarenal.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThey were only separated from the egg columns of the cortical layer by a row of large follicles.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourCeramiace—Frond thread-like, jointed, one-siphoned, and more or less covered with a layer of cortical cells.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxIn these, a rough glassy enamel covers the cortical part, of such hardness, as to strike sparks with steel.
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