Archicortex

The **Archicortex**, also known as the **cerebral cortex or cortex**, is the outermost and densest layer of the brain, consisting of gray matter. This is the most complex and largest part of the brain, and it is where thoughts and emotions are formed.

The cerebral cortex is the center of our behavior, perception, and learning. The archicortex makes up only 2 percent of the brain's total weight and less than one percent of all neural tissue, but it is where our thoughts take shape. This is the first limit before they become accessible to others through words, sounds or images, leaving room for study of brain morphology, neurochemistry, properties and structure of the cerebral cortex.

The cortex occupies more than 90 percent of the volume of the human brain and contains approximately 16 to 40 billion neurons that are connected to each other by more than a billion synapses. The human brain is one of the most complex and largest organs in the universe. Together with the hypothalamus and basal ganglia, the cortex is the main center of higher cognitive functions and behavior.

One of the most important functions of the cortex is the perception and awareness of sensory information. The cerebral cortex is involved in all cognitive processes,