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Alzheimer's Disease and the Brain 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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3. The cortex: "Thinking wrinkles"
Your brain's wrinkled surface is a specialized outer layer of the cerebrum called the cortex. Scientists have "mapped" the cortex by identifying areas strongly linked to certain functions.
Specific regions of the cortex: