Explore Cortical through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cortical in a sentence
Cortical meaning
- Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
- Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
Synonyms of Cortical
Using Cortical
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to the outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. | Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
- Useful related words include: animal tissue, plant tissue.
- In the example corpus, cortical often appears in combinations such as: the cortical, cortical areas, of cortical.
Context around Cortical
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cortical
- In this selection, "cortical" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, different, same, prevents, column, areas and columns stand out and add context to how "cortical" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and its cortical connections namely and and prefrontal cortical thickness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cortical" sits close to words such as acorns, acrobatics and acura, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cortical
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Associations between children's socioeconomic status and prefrontal cortical thickness. (10 words)
Cortical areas that have only a rudimentary layer IV are called dysgranular. (12 words)
Chronic pain is associated with physical changes in the brain at the cortical level. (14 words)
Cortical Dynamics, on the other hand, is an Australian neurotechnology developer and medical device manufacturer focused on developing the next-generation brain function monitors by employing the latest theories and technologies in the field. (34 words)
They then presented them with a number of different food odours and non-food control odours while they observed the piriform cortex, the first cortical brain region that receives input from the nose. (33 words)
Those who registered the slowest speeds tended to have lower total brain volume and lower average cortical thickness, an indicator of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders. (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
HE-LFB stain The different cortical layers each contain a characteristic distribution of neuronal cell types and connections with other cortical and subcortical regions.
That is, layer VI neurons from one cortical column connect with thalamus neurons that provide input to the same cortical column.
This includes the reduction of post-tetanic potentiation at synapses which prevents cortical seizure foci from detonating adjacent cortical areas.
Cortical Dynamics, on the other hand, is an Australian neurotechnology developer and medical device manufacturer focused on developing the next-generation brain function monitors by employing the latest theories and technologies in the field.
Her diagnosis is: Cortical visual impairment, 13q14.3 chromosome deletion, severe autism, global development delays, feeding problems/G-Tube, and seizures.
Neurons connect with each other to form local neural circuits, which combine to form structures such as cortical columns.
Chronic pain is associated with physical changes in the brain at the cortical level.
The peptide nanofibers were functionalized with a neuroprotective domain (ependymin mimic sequence) and have shown efficacy in an in vitro cortical neuron model.
They then presented them with a number of different food odours and non-food control odours while they observed the piriform cortex, the first cortical brain region that receives input from the nose.
Those who registered the slowest speeds tended to have lower total brain volume and lower average cortical thickness, an indicator of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders.
Excitement of the brain’s right cortical hemisphere enhances feelings of sacredness and belonging.
Additionally, speech production in people who stutter yields underactivity in cortical motor and premotor areas.
After the production of pregnenolone, specific enzymes of each cortical layer further modify it.
Areas with lots of sensory innervation, such as the fingertips and the lips, require more cortical area to process finer sensation.
Associations between children's socioeconomic status and prefrontal cortical thickness.
Cortical areas that have only a rudimentary layer IV are called dysgranular.
Cortical bone is the hard outer shell of bones and the middle of long bones.
Cortical degeneration due to the neurotoxic effects increases impulsive behaviour, which may contribute to the development, persistence and severity of alcohol use disorders.
David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel proposed the classic ice-cube organization model of cortical columns for two tuning properties: ocular dominance and orientation.
Early symptoms are attributable to functions of the striatum and its cortical connections—namely control over movement, mood and higher cognitive function.
Common combinations with cortical
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the cortical 8×
- cortical areas 5×
- of cortical 5×
- cortical and 3×
- cortical columns 3×
- in cortical 3×
- cortical neurons 3×
- cortical activity 3×
- different cortical 2×
- cortical layers 2×