cortex

英 [ˈkɔːteks]

美 [ˈkɔːrteks]

n.  皮层; 皮质; (尤指)大脑皮层

复数：cortexes　

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.10920 / COCA.13799

牛津词典

noun

• 皮层；皮质；（尤指）大脑皮层
  the outer layer of an organ in the body, especially the brain
  1. the cerebral/renal cortex (= around the brain/ kidney )
     大脑 / 肾皮层

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 皮层;皮质;大脑皮层
  The cortexof the brain or of another organ is its outer layer.
  1. ...the cerebral cortex.
     大脑皮层

英英释义

noun

• the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
  Synonym:lens cortex
• the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
  Synonym:cerebral cortexcerebral mantlepallium
• the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

双语例句

• The results were as following: the kidney of African ostrich is divided into cortex and medulla.
  结果表明：非洲鸵鸟的肾脏分为皮质和髓质，髓质与皮质相连，部分髓质孤立分布。
• From a scientific point of view, this is your normal reaction of the cerebral cortex.
  从科学的角度，这是你的大脑皮层的正常反应。
• Mixed high-valence facial expressions are processed within temporal lobe visual cortex, thalamus, and amygdalohippocampal complex.
  掺杂的高效价脸部表情在颞叶视觉皮质区、丘脑、和杏仁海马移行区综合体中进行。
• Most significantly of all, it shrinks the volume of the prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus.
  最为的是，它缩小了前额叶皮质和海马体的体积。
• The neuronal signals for smiles usually start in the cortex of our brain.
  微笑的神经信号通常开始于我们的大脑皮质。
• State two neural mechanisms that have been hypothesized to account for the plasticity of auditory cortex mappings.
  陈述两个用以假设说明听觉神经皮质投映之可塑性的神经机制。
• As in the trolley studies, there was also activity in the frontal cortex.
  正如以上对有轨电车的研究中一样，前脑皮层中也出现了活动。
• They also evaluated whether the functional connectivity of the piriform and insular cortex differed between patients and controls;
  他们还评估了病人和对照之间，梨状叶和岛叶皮质在功能上的联系有无差别。
• His studies have shown that psychopaths and criminals have smaller areas of the brain such as the amygdala and prefrontal cortex, both of which regulate and control emotion and behavior.
  他的研究显示，精神病患者和罪犯的大脑中扁桃形结构和前额皮质比较小，而这两个区域都是负责调控情绪和行为的。
• The EEG recording detects the combined electrical activity of thousands of neurons working together in the cerebral cortex.
  脑电图记录发现了大脑皮层里数千神经细胞一起联合做出的电波活动。