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

See also

• Cordtex, a type of detonating cord used in mining

• Corex (disambiguation)