cortically

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In a way that involves the brain's outer layer called the cortex

adverb
/ˈkɔrtɪkli/

Specialized

: corticalmente

The study focused on how sensory information is processed cortically, revealing insights into brain functionality.
cortically dead

Examples

They also showed that people can without without in a blind area, cortically blind area they can reach fairly accurately.
Here's the two things that people always cite when discussing how much is language a cortically modular function?
Not all motor information is activated automatically; cortically, this may be supported by amplification or threshold changes of different regions of the cortex.

Academic text (2018)
Because walking is organized cortically, it requires sensory feedback and complicated motor unit reinnervations; when SFI is compared with other tests, it is believed to be the best method for the evaluation of clinical status.

Academic text (2015)
During the neurological exam, the doctor explained that the patient was cortically dead, meaning there was no brain activity.
Researchers found that recovery from injury is often influenced by how cortically integrated the brain is with the body.

Surface Forms

cortically positive

Morphology

cortically = cortical (transparent) = cortic + al + ly

Standard conversion of the adjective 'cortical' to an adverb with '-ly', forming 'in a manner relating to the cortex'.

Etymology

The word cortically comes from cortex, a Latin word meaning 'bark', so imagine tree bark on the outside of a tree and the cortex as the brain's 'outer layer'. That's why cortically means 'in a way that relates to the cortex', especially the brain's 'outer layer'.