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MeSH Heading: Cerebral Cortex
Tree Number(s): A08.186.211.200.885.287.500
Unique ID: D002540
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002540
Annotation: /surg: probably CEREBRAL DECORTICATION
Scope Note: The thin layer of GRAY MATTER on the surface of the CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES that develops from the TELENCEPHALON and folds into gyri and sulci. It reaches its highest development in humans and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions.
Entry Term(s): Allocortex; Archipallium; Cortex Cerebri; Cortical Plate; Paleocortex; Periallocortex
NLM Classification #: WL 307
See Also: Cerebral Decortication; Cortical Spreading Depression; Electroencephalography
Public MeSH Note: INSULA OF REIL was see under CEREBRAL CORTEX 1968-78
Online Note: use CEREBRAL CORTEX to search INSULA OF REIL 1968-78
History Note: INSULA OF REIL was see under CEREBRAL CORTEX 1968-78
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/07/01

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Cerebral Cortex MeSH Descriptor Data 2025