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Cerebral cortex
The
cerebral cortex
is the
cerebrum
's (
brain
) outer layer of
neural tissue
in
humans
and other
mammals
. It is divided into two cortices, along the
sagittal plane
: the left and right
cerebral hemispheres
divided by the
medial longitudinal fissure
. The cerebral cortex plays a key role in
memory
,
attention
,
perception
,
awareness
,
thought
,
language
, and
consciousness
. The human cerebral cortex is thick.
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