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In science:

• Cortex (anatomy), the outermost or superficial layer of an organ, and especially
  • the Cerebral cortex (usually just cortex), the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum
  • the Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum; this is composed of three layers
  • the Renal cortex is the outer portion of the kidney between the renal capsule and the renal medulla.

• Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant (Cortex is Latin for "bark")

• Cortex (archaeology), the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes.

In video games: In anatomy and zoology the cortex is the outermost (or superficial) layer of an organ. ... Location of the cerebral cortex Slice of the cerebral cortex, ca. ... For other articles about other subjects named brain see brain (disambiguation). ... Figure 1a: A human brain, with the cerebellum in purple. ... The cerebellum (Latin: little brain) is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception and motor output. ... The renal cortex is the outer portion of the kidney between the renal capsule and the renal medulla. ... It has been suggested that Renal anomalies and Renal plasma threshold be merged into this article or section. ... The renal capsule is a tough fibrous layer surrounding the kidney and covered in a thick layer of perinephric adipose tissue. ... The renal medulla is the innermost part of the kidney. ... In botany the cortex is the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant, bounded on the outside by the epidermis and on the inside by the pericycle. ... For other meanings of bark, see Bark (disambiguation). ... In lithic analysis in archaeology the cortex is the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes. ...

• In the Crash Bandicoot series video game:
  • Dr. Neo Cortex, a mad scientist
  • Nina Cortex, Cortex's niece

Other uses: Crash Bandicoot is a video game series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. ... Dr. Neo Cortex is a video game character, and very often a boss, from the Crash Bandicoot series. ... Nina Cortex ) is a character in the Crash Bandicoot series of video games. ... This article is about the domestic group. ...

• Cortex, a scientific journal founded in 1964 and produced by Masson Publishing
• Cortex (payment software), a card payment software package for the banking industry.
• Cortex Control Panel, a custom game control panel.
• Variant of ARM CPU architecture

The ARM architecture (previously, the Advanced RISC Machine, and prior to that Acorn RISC Machine) is a 32-bit RISC processor architecture that is widely used in a number of embedded designs. ...

See also

• The explosive cord is spelled Cordtex

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