cortex
- noun
- /ˈkɔr.tɛks/
- Specialized
:
corteza del cristalino
Examples
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Also, how to model the the fact that in our eyes, in our cortex, resolution depends on eccentricity.
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- He has some distortion in the visual cortex.
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See what you can salvage from the optic cortex, then move on.
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It is stored somewhere in your visual cortex, deep centers, and motor cortex.
Academic text (2001) -
The iPad mini is equipped with a dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU and a PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU.
Blog text (13) -
The cortex is the outer layer that protects the lens nucleus in the eye.
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In your eye, the cortex surrounds the lens nucleus and plays a crucial role in visual processing.
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The outer cortex of the eye functions to support the lens nucleus and enhance vision.
Synonyms
The outer layer of the lens around its middle part in the eye
Compounds
- Specialized
13
5.0
The outer layer of the brain that helps thinking, remembering, and deciding
- Specialized
8
6.4
The front part of the brain that helps plan, make decisions, and control actions
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4
5.7
Part of the brain at the back that turns signals from the eyes into what you see
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3
5.5
The part of the brain that plans and controls movements you make on purpose
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3
5.5
The front part of the brain behind the forehead that helps you make decisions, solve problems, and control movements
- Specialized
1
6.0
Part of the brain that handles sounds from the ears like speech or music
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1
5.8
The outer layer of a small gland above the kidney that makes hormones that control energy use and sexual development
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1
6.7
The part of the brain near the temples that helps you hear and remember things
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Parts of the brain that help you think, plan, and understand information
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Part of the brain at the back of the head that processes what you see
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A part of the brain near the top that processes touch and tells you where things are
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The part of the brain at the back that receives visual signals from the eyes
How Central
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1
7.5
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Cortex comes from the Latin word cortex meaning 'bark' or 'rind', like the skin around a fruit. So the lens cortex is the outer layer that surrounds the centre of the lens.