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Cortical Inclusion Cysts
Cortex or cortical may refer to: Biology * Cortex (anatomy), the outermost layer of an organ ** Cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebrum, part of which is the ''forebrain'' *** Motor cortex, the regions of the cerebral cortex involved in voluntary motor functions *** Prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain *** Visual cortex, regions of the cerebral cortex involved in visual functions ** Cerebellar cortex, the outer layer of the vertebrate cerebellum ** Renal cortex, the outer portion of the kidney ** Adrenal cortex, a portion of the adrenal gland * Cell cortex, the region of a cell directly underneath the membrane * Cortex (hair), the middle layer of a strand of hair * Cortex (botany), the outer portion of the stem or root of a plant Entertainment * ''Cortex'' (film), a 2008 French film directed by Nicolas Boukhrief * Cortex (podcast), a 2015 podcast * ''Cortex Command'', a 2012 video game * Doctor Neo Cortex, a fictional charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortex (anatomy)
In anatomy and zoology, the cortex (plural cortices) is the outermost (or superficial) layer of an organ. Organs with well-defined cortical layers include kidneys, adrenal glands, ovaries, the thymus, and portions of the brain, including the cerebral cortex, the best-known of all cortices. Etymology The word is of Latin origin and means bark, rind, shell or husk. Notable examples * The renal cortex, between the renal capsule and the renal medulla; assists in ultrafiltration * The adrenal cortex, situated along the perimeter of the adrenal gland; mediates the stress response through the production of various hormones * The thymic cortex, mainly composed of lymphocytes; functions as a site for somatic recombination of T cell receptors, and positive selection * The cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the cerebrum, plays a key role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. * Cortical bone is the hard outer layer of bone; distinct from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Neo Cortex
Doctor Neo Cortex is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Crash Bandicoot'' video game series. He has appeared in every mainline game in the series as Crash Bandicoot's archenemy, as well as a playable character in several spin-off titles. Cortex is an egomaniacal mad scientist who seeks to achieve world domination with the use of the Evolvo-Ray, a machine capable of creating genetically enhanced soldiers from ordinary animals. Crash was one such subject but thwarted the scientist's plot; Cortex is subsequently determined to eliminate Crash as an obstacle to world domination. Cortex was created by Naughty Dog founders Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin, and was originally designed by Charles Zembillas. Voice actors who have portrayed Cortex include Brendan O'Brien, Clancy Brown and Lex Lang. Cortex has been positively received by reviewers, with much of the praise going to Brown's and Lang's vocal performances as well as the character's portrayal in ''Crash Twinsanity' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortex Innovation Community
Cortex Innovation Community, or Cortex is a vibrant innovation community serving as an inclusive economic engine for the St. Louis region. We create equitable economic impacts by leveraging high quality facilities, developing a portfolio of programmatic offerings that build knowledge and networks, and convening a collection of strategic partnerships that attract and support emerging and established companies. A 200-acre hub for technology and biological science research, development, and commercialization, Cortex is a main location for the city's technology startup companies. It is near Washington University's medical campus, St. Louis University, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Cortex officials say their master plan calls for $2.3 billion of construction, producing more than 4.5 million square feet of mixed-use development to house 13,000 jobs in technology. Cortex 3.0, a $170 million expansion, was to be complete in fall 2018. History In 1998, William Henry Danforth, former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortex Pharmaceuticals
RespireRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (formerly Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) () is a pharmaceutical company based in Glen Rock, New Jersey specializing in positive allosteric modulators of the AMPA receptor known as Ampakines. History In February 2005, Cortex received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to begin Phase II clinical trials for CX717 for use as a treatment for Alzheimer’s, ADHD and Sleep disorders.In 2006, The FDA halted clinical trials for CX717 because they feared the drug was toxic. They later allowed testing to continue but at doses too low to have any effect.In July 2007, The FDA gave Cortex permission to continue with clinical trials for CX717, as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.In September 2007, Cortex filed with the FDA to test CX717 as a treatment for ADHD.In October 2007, Dr. Pierre Tran became Chief Medical Officer at Cortex after the FDA refused to let the company proceed with Phase II clinical trials for CX717 as a treatment for ADHD.In March 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Think Finance
Think Finance was a company that provides technology, analytics, and marketing services to financial businesses in the consumer lending industry. History Founding Think Finance was founded in 2001 in Fort Worth, Texas. The company was last headed by Martin J. Wong, who served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer since May 2014. Growth In 2014, Think Finance restructured its business by spinning off its consumer lending products portfolio into a new independent company, called Elevate. Following the restructuring, Think Finance’s business model changed to being a provider of analytics and technology services to third-party online lenders. Products and Services Think Finance’s main product was Cortex, a suite of technology and services which helps lenders market, originate, service and manage online loans. Bankruptcy In late 2019, Think Finance emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and reorganized its company structure. The Think Finance name and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Sound Products
Gemini Sound Products Corporation is a manufacturer of professional audio and mobile DJ equipment, including DJ CD players, DJ turntables, DJ mixers, professional amplifiers, loudspeakers, wireless microphones & DJ audio effects. Founded in 1974, the company is based in New Jersey, USA. In June 2006, it announced the corporate name would change to GCI Technologies, an acronym meaning Gemini, Cortex, and iKey, its three divisions. Cortex, an offshoot of the Gemini brand which was working exclusively on mass-storage based controllers with embedded systems, made its debut in 2006. The Gemini DJ brand name is the most used brand of GCI Technologies. See also * List of phonograph manufacturers This is a list of phonograph manufacturers. The phonograph, in its later forms also called a gramophone, record player or turntable, is a device introduced in 1877 for the mechanical recording and reproduction of sound. Phonograph manufacturer ... References External linksGCI Tec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARM Architecture Family
ARM (stylised in lowercase as arm, formerly an acronym for Advanced RISC Machines and originally Acorn RISC Machine) is a family of reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architectures for central processing unit, computer processors, configured for various environments. Arm (company), Arm Ltd. develops the architectures and licenses them to other companies, who design their own products that implement one or more of those architectures, including system on a chip (SoC) and system on module (SOM) designs, that incorporate different components such as memory, interfaces, and radio#Radio communication, radios. It also designs semiconductor intellectual property core, cores that implement these instruction set architectures and licenses these designs to many companies that incorporate those core designs into their own products. There have been several generations of the ARM design. The original ARM1 used a 32-bit computing, 32-bit internal structure but had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortex (journal)
''Cortex'' is a scientific journal published semimonthly by Elsevier. It is devoted to the study of "cognition and of the relationship between the nervous system and mental processes". The journal was founded in 1964 and is currently edited by Sergio Della Sala Sergio Della Sala FRSE, FRSA, FBPsS (born 23/09/1955), trained as Medical Doctor, Clinical Neurologist and Neuropsychologist. He studied at University of Milan, University of Berkeley, MRC in Cambridge (UK). He held positions in Milan, Perth .... Currently, S. Della Sala and J. Grafman are editors of the journal. External links Cortex Online {{DEFAULTSORT:Cortex (Journal) Neuroscience journals Cognitive science journals Publications established in 1964 English-language journals Elsevier academic journals Neuropsychology journals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortex (archaeology)
In lithic analysis in archaeology the cortex is the outer layer of rock formed on the exterior of raw materials by chemical and mechanical weathering processes.Andrefsky, William 2005 ''Lithics: Macroscopic Approaches to Analysis''. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. It is often recorded on the dorsal surface of flakes using a three class system: primary, secondary, and tertiary. The amount of cortex present on artifacts in an archaeological assemblage may indicate the extent of lithic reduction In archaeology, in particular of the Stone Age, lithic reduction is the process of fashioning stones or rocks from their natural state into tools or weapons by removing some parts. It has been intensely studied and many archaeological industries ... that has occurred. Primary, secondary, and tertiary designations for flakes are generally determined by relative amounts of cortex presented on the dorsal surface. Some archaeologists classify flakes with no cortex as tertiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freddie Wadling
Berndt Arvid Freddie Wadling (2 August 1951 – 2 June 2016) was a Swedish singer born in Gothenburg, whose over-thirty-year musical career extended from punk to classical ballads. Band member Wadling played bass in a number of bands during the 1970s and early 1980s. One notable band was Liket Lever (which translates as The Corpse Lives). In the early 1980s, he joined the cult band Cortex. During this period, Cortex released the album ''Spinal Injuries'', in 1981. The track "The Freaks", sung by Wadling, became a signature song for him and was used in the soundtrack to '' Tjenare Kungen''. He also played in the bands Straitjacket, Leather Nun, and Fleshquartet. Wadling was also featured in band Kingdom of Evol. Blue for Two In the 1980s and 1990s, Wadling was the vocalist of the alternative pop/rock duo Blue for Two. The duo, which also included Henryk Lipp on synthesizers, was formed in Gothenburg in 1984. They released a string of albums, including ''Blue for Two'' (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain Mion
Alain Mion (born January 14, 1947 in Casablanca) is a French pianist, composer, arranger, and jazz singer. Musical career Influenced by Bobby Timmons, Ray Charles and Les McCann, his style varies between jazz, soul jazz and "funky music". He created the jazz funk group Cortex in 1974, before embarking upon a career under his own name in 1982. His albums are known worldwide, notably ''"Troupeau Bleu"'' and "Volume 2" with Cortex (re-released several times and sampled by many musical artists and DJs). Also popular were albums under his own name, including ''"Pheno-Men"'' which was used as a theme for many radio programs, "Alain Mion in New York" recorded with David Binney and Marc Johnson, and "Some Soul Food" recorded in Stockholm (Sweden) with Patrik Boman and Ronnie Gardiner. In 2008, he appeared with a new group, ''Alain Mion FunKey Combo'' (with German drummer Michael Kerstin, Swedish bassist Patrik Boman, and a saxophone section consisting of Italian and French musicians: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Crash Bandicoot Characters
''Crash Bandicoot (series), Crash Bandicoot'' is a series of Platform game, platform video games created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin. Formerly developed by Naughty Dog from 1996 to 1999, by Traveller's Tales, Eurocom and Vicarious Visions from 2000 to 2004, and by Radical Entertainment from 2005 to 2008, the series is currently published by Activision. The series features a large cast of distinctive characters designed by numerous different artists, which include Charles Zembillas and Joe Pearson. It also features a cast of veteran voice actors. The series centers on the conflicts between a mutated bandicoot named Crash Bandicoot and his creator, Doctor Neo Cortex. Crash acts as the main playable character of the series, though other characters have had occasional player access, such as Coco Bandicoot and Doctor Neo Cortex. Protagonists Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot is the title character and main protagonist of the ''Crash Bandicoot'' series. Crash is a mutant eastern barre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
