white matter
noun
: neural tissue especially of the brain and spinal cord that consists largely of myelinated nerve fibers bundled into tracts, has a whitish color, and typically underlies the cortical gray matter
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Some of the changes, including the reduction in gray matter, remained two years postpartum, while others, such as the white matter increase, were temporary.
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Sep. 2024
More white matter means stronger, better-functioning connections.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
While grey matter decreases, there were significant increases in white matter, the nerve fibres that connect neurons and help different brain regions communicate.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Sep. 2024
Diverse areas can be linked together by edges representing the brain’s structural connections: thick bundles of tubular wires called white matter tracts that tie together brain regions.
—Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Sep. 2024
More white matter means stronger, better-functioning connections.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
While grey matter decreases, there were significant increases in white matter, the nerve fibres that connect neurons and help different brain regions communicate.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 18 Sep. 2024
Diverse areas can be linked together by edges representing the brain’s structural connections: thick bundles of tubular wires called white matter tracts that tie together brain regions.
—Max Bertolero, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
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“White matter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20matter. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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