Cortex is an international journal devoted to the study of cognition and of the relationship between the nervous system and mental processes, particularly as these are reflected in the behaviour of patients with acquired brain lesions, normal volunteers, children with typical and atypical development, and in the activation of brain regions and systems as recorded by functional neuroimaging techniques. It was founded in 1964 by Ennio De Renzi.

The 2008 5-year impact factor of Cortex is: 3.661 (2009 ISI Journal Citation Reports®, published by Thomson Scientific).

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Cortex is published by Elsevier Srl. Via Paleocapa 7 – 20121 Milano, Italy.