What they treat: Although theyâre similar to medical doctors (they have also gone to medical school, but have DO after their names instead of MD), osteopathic doctors get extra training in the musculoskeletal system, which includes nerves, muscles, and bones.
Cerebral cortex. The cerebral cortex is the largest region of the mammalian brain and plays a key role in memory, attention, perception, cognition, awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. The cerebral cortex is the most anterior (rostral) brain region and consists of an outer zone of neural tissue called gray matter, which contains neuronal cell bodies.
1 1. 2  The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that ï¨ is visible from the outside. 3  The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer of the brain and consists of a collection of nerve cell bodies made up of gray matter. 4  The axons of these neurons extend in toward the center of the brain and into the white matter.5  2. The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer of the brain and consists of a collection of nerve cell bodies made up of gray matter. 2  The axons of these neurons extend in toward the center of the brain and into the white matter. 3  2. 4  The brain is divided into two hemispheres, ï¨ each of which has slightly different functions.