The '''cerebral cortex''' is the outermost layer of the [[vertebrate]] [[brain]]. It is most highly developed in [[humans]], and is the source of much of the thought and behavior uniquely attributed to man. It is functionally modular and is divided into four distinct regions. These are labeled based on the [[cranial bones]] that overlay them as the: [[frontal lobe]], [[parietal lobe]], [[temporal lobe]], and [[occipital lobe]]. The cerebral cortex is predominantly gray matter. | The '''cerebral cortex''' is the outermost layer of the [[vertebrate]] [[brain]]. It is most highly developed in [[humans]], and is the source of much of the thought and behavior uniquely attributed to man. It is functionally modular and is divided into four distinct regions. These are labeled based on the [[cranial bones]] that overlay them as the: [[frontal lobe]], [[parietal lobe]], [[temporal lobe]], and [[occipital lobe]]. The cerebral cortex is predominantly gray matter. |