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Descriptor English:   Cerebral Cortex 
Descriptor Spanish:   Corteza Cerebral 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Córtex Cerebral 
Synonyms English:   Insula of Reil  
Tree Number:   A08.186.211.730.885.287.500
Definition English:   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 reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions. 
Indexing Annotation English:   /surg: probably CEREBRAL DECORTICATION
See Related English:   Cerebral Decortication
Cortical Spreading Depression
Electroencephalography
 
History Note English:   INSULA OF REIL was see under CEREBRAL CORTEX 1968-78 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DE drug effects
EM embryology EN enzymology
GD growth & development IM immunology
IN injuries ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
RA radiography RI radionuclide imaging
SE secretion SU surgery
TR transplantation US ultrasonography
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   2579 
Unique Identifier:   D002540 

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