Cerebral cortex — Free Psychology Illustration

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Cerebral cortex

Stylized anatomical view of the cerebral cortex as the thin outer layer of the cerebrum, shown covering one or both cerebral hemispheres as a curved shell-like sheet that follows the rounded contour of the brain. The tissue is pale pink, pink-gray, grayish-pink, or beige, with a distinctly visible thickness at the edge. Its outer surface is densely wrinkled with prominent gyri and sulci, forming irregular convoluted ridges and grooves across the top and sides of the hemispheric surface. Rendered as a simplified side or partial outer view, emphasizing the folded cortical mantle and surface texture rather than deeper internal brain structures.

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