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cerebral cortex

The correct spelling is cerebral cortex.

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noun

Say it like: Ser-ebr-al -cor-tex

The correct spelling is cerebral cortex. The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

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  1. 1.The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.

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