"Cerebral Cortex" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The thin layer of gray matter on the surface of the cerebral hemisphere that develops from the telencephalon and folds into gyri. It reaches its highest development in man and is responsible for intellectual faculties and higher mental functions.
| Descriptor ID |
D002540
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211.730.885.287.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Cerebral Cortex- Cerebral Cortex
- Cerebral Cortices
- Cortex, Cerebral
- Cortices, Cerebral
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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