IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Amex: COR) reported a net loss of $3,130,000, or $0.07 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 compared with a net loss of $3,273,000, or $0.07 per share for the corresponding prior year period. These reported losses included non-cash stock-based compensation charges for the quarters ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 of approximately $236,000 and $533,000, respectively.