An Advocacy Rx For Progress in Mental Health. Medication treatment of anxiety is generally safe and effective and is often used in conjunction with therapy. Medication may be a short-term or long-term treatment option, depending on severity of symptoms, other medical conditions, and other individual circumstances.
Definition of Cortex. 1. Noun. (context: countable anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain. Â¹. 2. Noun. (context: uncountable botany) The tissue of a stem or root that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
For the scientific journal, see Cerebral Cortex (journal). The cerebral cortex is the outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum of the brain, in humans and other mammals. It is separated into two cortices, by the longitudinal fissure that divides the cerebrum into the left and right cerebral hemispheres. The two hemispheres are joined beneath the cortex by the corpus callosum.