Cerebral Cortex
Current as of: March 28, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Susan C. Kim, MD – Pediatrics & Adam Husney, MD – Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD – Family Medicine
The cerebral cortex is the wrinkled gray covering of the uppermost and largest part of the brain, the cerebrum. The functions of the cerebral cortex include the perception of sensations, learning, reasoning, memory, making decisions and judgments, and controlling emotion.