subcortex

/ sʌbˈkɔːtɛks; sʌbˈkɔːtɪkəl /

noun

1. anatomy the matter of the brain situated beneath the cerebral cortex

Derived Forms

• subcortical, adjective

Example Sentences

Hatred operates in the same parts of the brain, the cortex and subcortex, that manage aggression; the path between political hatred and political violence is obvious.

From Salon

Brainspotting engages the subcortex where memories are stored, Gonzalez said.

From Los Angeles Times

Mothers also show brain changes in the subcortex – the more ancient structures nestled deeper within the brain that are linked with more primitive functions, including emotion and motivation.

From Scientific American

Normally, other parts of the cortex and subcortex are functionally connected to neuronal activity in the retrosplenial cortex; however, ketamine caused a disconnect, such that many of these brain regions no longer communicated with the retrosplenial cortex.

From Nature

But the frontal lobes also exert an inhibiting or constraining influence on what Pavlov called “the blind force of the subcortex”—the urges and passions that might overwhelm us if left unchecked.

From The New Yorker