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Cerebral cortex

Known as: Cortex, Cortex Cerebrus, Plates, Cortical 
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… 
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Adrenal CortexCaudate nucleus structureCerebral blood flow radionuclide studyCerebral gyrus

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AllocortexCorpus CallosumNeocortexStructure of collateral sulcus

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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Abnormalities of brain structure and density in schizophrenia.
Quantitative and qualitative measures of brain morphology were derived through CT scans using computer-assisted methodology in… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Norepinephrine Stimulation of Phosphoinositide Hydrolysis in Rat Cerebral Cortex Is Associated with the Alpha1‐Adrenoceptor
Norepinephrine (NE) and the selective alpha‐adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine (PE) both markedly stimulate the formation of [3H… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Cerebral cortical atrophy in alcoholic men.
Sixteen alcoholic men under 50 with no gross evidence of intellectual impairment were evaluated by means of neurologic… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Catechol estrogen formation by the human fetal brain and pituitary.
Homogenates of central neuroendocrine tissues from 2 male and 1 female midtrimester fetuses were incubated with (23H) estradiol… 
1974
1974
LEAD ENCEPHALOPATHY IN THE DEVELOPING RAT: EFFECT ON CORTICAL ONTOGENESIS
The effect of lead intoxication on postnatal cortical ontogenesis was studied in the 30-day-old rat. Lead encephalopathy was… 
1973
1973
Oral sensation and perception in apraxia of speech and aphasia.
Thirty patients with apraxia of speech, 10 patients with aphasia and no apraxia of speech, and 30 normal subjects were tested by… 
1969
1969
Single-cell activity in cat motor cortex. I. Modifications during classical conditioning procedures.
Review
1967
Review
1967
Control of memory by spreading cortical depression: A case for stimulus control.
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Multiple responses and excitability of cat's visual cortex.
Highly Cited
1936
Highly Cited
1936
CHEMICAL STUDIES OF THE SUPRARENAL CORTEX II. THE IDENTIFICATION OF A SUBSTANCE WHICH POSSESSES THE QUALITATIVE ACTION OF CORTIN; ITS CONVERSION INTO A DIKETONE CLOSELY RELATED TO ANDROSTENEDIONE