Is the cerebral cortex just the outer covering of the brain, or does it make up the entire brain? Is the entire brain made up of the cerebral cortex?

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Answer 1 · 2016-01-16T23:23:51

The Cerebral Cortex is the outer layer of your brain made up of all that weird foldy gray matter.

Bottom Line: The brain has an outer layer of gray matter that is folded/ wrinkled that plays a huge role in consciousness.