Cortex

Cortex or cortical may refer to:

Biology

 * 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

Entertainment

 * 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

Other uses

 * 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