Cerebral Cortex

"Cerebral Cortex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D002540
MeSH Number(s)	A08.186.211.730.885.287.500
Concept/Terms	Cerebral Cortex Cerebral Cortex Cerebral Cortices Cortex, Cerebral Cortices, Cerebral Cortical Plate Cortical Plates Plate, Cortical Plates, Cortical Cortex Cerebri Cerebri, Cortex Cerebrus, Cortex Cortex Cerebrus Insula of Reil Insula of Reil Reil Insula Insular Cortex Cortex, Insular Cortices, Insular Insular Cortices Allocortex Allocortex Allocortices Paleocortex Paleocortices Periallocortex Periallocortices Archipallium Archipalliums

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Prosencephalon [A08.186.211.730]
Telencephalon [A08.186.211.730.885]
Cerebrum [A08.186.211.730.885.287]
Cerebral Cortex [A08.186.211.730.885.287.500]

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Bar chart showing 214 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2006 and 2007 and 2010

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	3	1	4
1997	3	1	4
1998	2	1	3
1999	5	0	5
2000	3	3	6
2001	1	4	5
2002	3	8	11
2003	5	6	11
2004	5	1	6
2005	5	6	11
2006	4	10	14
2007	8	6	14
2008	5	6	11
2009	7	3	10
2010	10	4	14
2011	6	6	12
2012	5	2	7
2013	6	1	7
2014	5	1	6
2015	3	1	4
2016	3	5	8
2017	8	3	11
2018	3	3	6
2019	4	3	7
2020	2	2	4
2021	2	1	3
2022	1	4	5
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	2	0	2

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Garc?a-Carlos CA, Basurto-Islas G, Perry G, Campos-Ram?rez C, Mondrag?n-Rodr?guez S. Hyperphosphorylated Tau Induces Cortical Hypoexcitability in Transgenic Mouse Models: A Meta-Analysis. J Integr Neurosci. 2025 Aug 28; 24(8):39192.

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Meyer-Acosta KK, Diaz-Guerra E, Varma P, Aruk A, Mirsadeghi S, Muniz-Perez A, Rafati Y, Hosseini A, Nieto-Estevez V, Giugliano M, Navara C, Hsieh J. APOE4 impacts cortical neurodevelopment and alters network formation in human brain organoids. Stem Cell Reports. 2025 Jul 08; 20(7):102537.

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Seligowski AV, Harnett NG, Ellis RA, Grasser LR, Hanif M, Wiltshire C, Ely TD, Lebois LAM, van Rooij SJH, House SL, Beaudoin FL, An X, Neylan TC, Clifford GD, Linnstaedt SD, Germine LT, Bollen KA, Rauch SL, Haran JP, Storrow AB, Lewandowski C, Musey PI, Hendry PL, Sheikh S, Jones CW, Punches BE, Swor RA, Hudak LA, Pascual JL, Seamon MJ, Harris E, Pearson C, Peak DA, Merchant RC, Domeier RM, Rathlev NK, O'Neil BJ, Sergot P, Sanchez LD, Bruce SE, Harte SE, Koenen KC, Kessler RC, McLean SA, Ressler KJ, Stevens JS, Jovanovic T. Probing the neurocardiac circuit in trauma and posttraumatic stress. J Psychiatr Res. 2024 08; 176:173-181.

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Newairy AA, Hamaad FA, Wahby MM, Ghoneum M, Abdou HM. Neurotherapeutic effects of quercetin-loaded nanoparticles and Biochanin-A extracted from Trifolium alexandrinum on PI3K/Akt/GSK-3? signaling in the cerebral cortex of male diabetic rats. PLoS One. 2024; 19(4):e0301355.

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Avila J, Perry G. Memory, Sleep, and Tau Function. J Alzheimers Dis. 2023; 94(2):491-495.

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Moschak TM, Sloand TJ, Carelli RM. Prelimbic Cortex Activity during a Distress Tolerance Task Predicts Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Male, But Not Female Rats. J Neurosci. 2023 01 25; 43(4):647-655.

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Luo X, Yang JJ, Buu A, Trucco EM, Li CR. Alcohol and cannabis co-use and longitudinal gray matter volumetric changes in early and late adolescence. Addict Biol. 2022 09; 27(5):e13208.

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Sutherland BD, Viera Perez PM, Crooks KE, Flannery JS, Hill-Bowen LD, Riedel MC, Laird AR, Trucco EM, Sutherland MT. The association of amygdala-insula functional connectivity and adolescent e-cigarette use via sleep problems and depressive symptoms. Addict Behav. 2022 12; 135:107458.

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Mart?nez-Rivera FJ, P?rez-Torres J, Vel?zquez-D?az CD, S?nchez-Navarro MJ, Huertas-P?rez CI, Diehl MM, Phillips ML, Haber SN, Quirk GJ. A Novel Insular/Orbital-Prelimbic Circuit That Prevents Persistent Avoidance in a Rodent Model of Compulsive Behavior. Biol Psychiatry. 2023 06 01; 93(11):1000-1009.

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Minga J, Fromm D, Jacks A, Stockbridge MD, Nelthropp J, MacWhinney B. The Effects of Right Hemisphere Brain Damage on Question-Asking in Conversation. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2022 02 09; 65(2):727-737.

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