Cortex

Cortex or cortical may refer to:

• Cortex (anatomy), the outermost layer of an organ
• Cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the forebrain
• Motor cortex, the regions of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary motor functions
• Prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
• Visual cortex, regions of the cerebral cortex involved in visual functions
• Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum
• Renal cortex, the outer portion of the kidney
• Adrenal cortex, a portion of the adrenal gland
• Cell cortex, the region of a cell directly underneath the membrane
• Cortex (hair), the middle layer of a strand of hair
• Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant

• Cortex (film), a 2008 French film directed by Nicolas Boukhrief

• Cortex (podcast), a 2015 podcast
• Doctor Neo Cortex, a fictional character in the Crash Bandicoot video game series
• Nina Cortex, the niece of Neo Cortex
• Cortex (band), a French jazz funk band featuring Alain Mion
• Cortex, a Swedish post-punk alternative band featuring Freddie Wadling

• Cortex (archaeology), the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes
• Cortex (journal), cognitive science journal published by Elsevier
• Cortex, a family of the ARM architecture of CPUs
• Cortex, a division of Gemini Sound Products
• Cortex, a digital lending platform by Think Finance
• Cortex Pharmaceuticals, a company of New Jersey, United States
• Cortex Innovation Community, a district in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

• Cordtex, a type of detonating cord used in mining
• Corex (disambiguation)