| 单词 | white matter |
| 例句 | If a soul can reside in a fistful of embryo, why not in a fistful of white matter? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The grey and white matter are in two diabolical shades of beige, the fan of nerve endings clear as the roots of a tree. How I came face to face with my dead father’s brain 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z I learned that it’s a term of science that became a colloquialism: the brain has gray matter, which contains cells, and also white matter, which is fibrous. A Deep Dive Into the Brain, Hand-Drawn by the Father of Neuroscience 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Not only did they learn to read at a sixth-grade level or higher, but their brains accumulated gray and white matter in the same spots as their compatriots who had learned to read during childhood. Can babies read? 2012-09-12T16:08:00Z MRI scans show that prefrontal white matter increases during infancy dramatically in humans but not in chimps. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z Less white matter in the ape’s temporal cortex might also reflect less connectivity between neurons. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z Her scans revealed “white matter lesions,” or stoppered microvessels that were compromising the flow of blood in her brain. In ‘Memory’s Last Breath,’ Remembering Life, Before It’s Too Late 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z The structure of white matter was also linked to how much individuals drank. Even moderate drinking can damage the brain, claim researchers 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Participants also had brain scans to look for cerebral small vessel disease by estimating white matter hyperintensities, which indicate injury to the brain's white matter. Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain? 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Finally, the results showed an association between gestational exposure to plasticizers and smaller white matter volumes in girls. Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Using a tissue engineering approach, and bioprinting with two bioinks containing living cells and non-cell materials respectively, the researchers were able to mimic the arrangement of grey matter and white matter seen in the brain. Researchers 'bioprint' living brain cell networks in the lab 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z In addition, the team used two types of magnetic resonance imaging to identify both structural and functional abnormalities in the brain's white matter and interconnected regions that form the network targeted by the treatment. Decoding depression: Researchers identify crucial biomarker that tracks recovery from treatment-resistant depression 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z For example, hot flashes have been linked with the amount of white matter hyperintensities, which are small lesions in the part of the brain that contains the fibers connecting the neuron cells, Mosconi said. Do Hormone Treatments for Menopause Increase Dementia Risk? 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z After adjusting for factors like age, high blood pressure, and smoking, researchers found that participants with higher lifetime hormone exposure had lower white matter hyperintensity volumes. Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain? 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z In turn, white matter is a brain tissue that acts as a communication network between the different gray matter areas and between our brain and the rest of our body. Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Dr. Murray Arthur Solomon, a California doctor who testified remotely, said an MRI showed multiple lesions on the white matter in Bowers’ brain, more than would be expected of a man of his age. Doctors give mixed testimony on whether tests show brain damage in the Pittsburgh synagogue killer 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z As to why changes in white matter can be observed in the cerebellum, researchers can only speculate. New evidence suggests COVID alters the brain — but the extent of changes is unclear 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z A study published last year showed that higher rates of hot flashes were linked to an increase in the amount of white matter hyperintensities. Do Hormone Treatments for Menopause Increase Dementia Risk? 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z They found that people with higher lifetime hormone exposure had a smaller volume of white matter hyperintensities, with a difference of 0.007 ml compared to people with lower lifetime hormone exposure. Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain? 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z In girls, the association between gestational exposure to mIBP and lower IQ was found to be due to smaller cerebral white matter in a proportion of 76%. Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Neuroimaging data shows that racial discrimination is associated with degradation in the brain’s gray and white matter in cognitive and emotional regulation areas. Racism takes a toll on the brain, research shows 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Although the human brain reaches 90% of its adult size by age 6, its gray and white matter volumes continue to change throughout adolescence, the study said. Slower brain development puts boys at greater addiction risk: NIH 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Results revealed that the menopausal women had more brain lesions called “white matter hyperintensities” than the premenopausal women did. Menopause transition ushers in memory problems for many women 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z These factors did not alter the effect the number of pregnancies and number of reproductive years had on white matter hyperintensities. Is a longer reproductive lifespan good for your brain? 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z By contrast, the researchers found no differences in the pregnant women’s underlying white matter, which consists of nerve fibers that carry signals across the brain. Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Possibly Promoting Bonding with a Baby 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z In another study from the same year, Fani and colleagues found that racial discrimination also compromises the integrity of white matter — the neural connections — of the prefrontal cortex, a key brain area for behavioral self-regulation. Racism takes a toll on the brain, research shows 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Myelinated axons make up the “white matter” and neuron and glial cell bodies make up the “gray matter.” Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Fresh, unstained nervous tissue can be described as gray or white matter, and within those two types of tissue it can be very hard to see any detail. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The result can be cerebral folate deficiency, which can cause nerve damage, muscle weakness, dementia-like memory loss and white matter lesions. This woman’s desperate persistence helped spark her lucky break 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Gray matter is tissue made up of neurons that are thought to be responsible for thinking, white matter consists of cells supporting and connecting those neurons. How covid brain fog may overlap with ‘chemo brain’ and Alzheimer’s 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z Fit people also tend to have healthier white matter, meaning the cells that support and connect neurons. Exercise Can Build Up Your Brain. Air Pollution May Negate Those Benefits. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Bell, then 27, had sustained multiple brain bleeds and microscopic tears in his brain’s white matter, a result of shearing that occurred when his brain suddenly shifted directions, said his former wife, Sunrise. Two Wyoming Bobsledders. Two Horrific Brain Injuries. One Survivor. 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The white matter on either side of the spinal cord, between the posterior horn and the axons of the anterior horn neurons, are the lateral columns. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Her EMG remains abnormal but stable, and the white matter lesions in her brain are largely unchanged. This woman’s desperate persistence helped spark her lucky break 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z They had slightly smaller brains and a little less of the white matter that speeds communication between different brain regions. Jake’s mice: Searching for answers to the puzzle of autism 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z But fit people’s white matter shows fewer and smaller lesions. Exercise Can Build Up Your Brain. Air Pollution May Negate Those Benefits. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Keenan was recently diagnosed with a rare condition called white matter disease. 1950s-themed senior centers are providing comfort for people with Alzheimer's 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Along with the swallowing in the previous example, a stroke in that region could affect sensory functions from the face or extremities because important white matter pathways also pass through the lateral medulla. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z With imaging, she finds the location in each person’s brain where four white matter bundles intersect near a key depression-related region. A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z In addition, white matter, the insulation on axons – long cables that carry electrical impulses between nerve cells — is also less intact in older adults. Preliminary research finds that even mild cases of COVID-19 leave a mark on the brain 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Their gray matter volume was smaller and white matter lesions more numerous than among people living and exercising away from pollution, even if their workouts were similar. Exercise Can Build Up Your Brain. Air Pollution May Negate Those Benefits. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z It showed multiple deep white matter lesions of unknown significance. The unusual headaches that upended this man’s life began with a new car 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Whereas hemorrhagic stroke may involve bleeding into a large region of the CNS, such as into the deep white matter of a cerebral hemisphere, other events can cause widespread damage and loss of neurological functions. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z In addition, white matter, the insulation on axons – long cables that carry electrical impulses between nerve cells – is also less intact in older adults. Even Mild Cases of COVID May Leave a Mark on the Brain 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z It affects the central nervous system, and a telltale sign is white matter lesions, spots on the brain and spinal cord where the disease has stripped the protective covering off the nerves. Targeted Treatments for Autoimmune Disease Make Progress 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z Moreover, fluid and neurotransmitters should travel through white matter bundles much like water would flow through celery, along parallel fibers. Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z As the Times notes, "The walkers and dancers were aerobically fitter, as expected. Even more important, their white matter seemed renewed." This is your brain on walking 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The two regions are connected by white matter tracts that run between the posterior temporal lobe and the lateral aspect of the frontal lobe. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Made up mostly of fat-wrapped nerve fibers known as axons, white matter connects neurons and is essential for brain health. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Brain scans showed an unmistakable imaging pattern: profound, bilateral damage to the white matter, the bundles of nerve fibres that facilitate communication between different regions of the brain. 'Is anybody in there?' Life on the inside as a locked-in patient 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z In 2017 Chang and her colleagues reported that compared with children who did not stutter, children who did began with a weakness in white matter integrity in the left-hemisphere tract connecting auditory and motor regions. Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Meanwhile — and this may motivate you to get those steps in — the control group actually showed a decline in white matter, "with greater thinning and tattering of their axons and falling cognitive scores." This is your brain on walking 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Looking at the spinal cord longitudinally, the columns extend along its length as continuous bands of white matter. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z It shows that white matter, which connects and supports the cells in our brains, remodels itself when people become more physically active. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Although MRI scans continue to show signs of damage to his brain’s white matter, he has recovered the power of speech, and hopes to walk again soon. 'Is anybody in there?' Life on the inside as a locked-in patient 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z But in children who recover, white matter integrity became better organized over time. Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Most ominously, an MRI shows that the white matter of his brain is littered with tiny lesions that may be the cause of neurological problems, including memory lapses, trouble concentrating, difficulty finding words and stuttering. ‘Nobody has very clear answers for them’: Doctors search for treatments for covid-19 long-haulers 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z But white matter is white because axons are insulated by a lipid-rich substance called myelin. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z In those who remain sedentary, on the other hand, white matter tends to fray and shrink. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Neuroscientists said it was most likely the result of micro tears in the brain’s white matter. Sledding Athletes Are Taking Their Lives. Did Brain-Rattling Rides and High-Speed Crashes Damage Their Brains? 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z That area sits directly above an important white matter fiber tract linking auditory- and movement-control areas where Watkins and others have found structural differences in people who stutter. Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z Each color indicates a different “highway,” or white matter pathway connecting particular regions of gray matter and allowing information to be transferred. The Beautiful Things inside Your Head: Winners of the 10th Annual Art of Neuroscience Contest 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Actually, gray matter may have that color ascribed to it because next to the white matter, it is just darker—hence, gray. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z But Agnieszka Burzynska, a professor of neuroscience and human development at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, suspected that science was underestimating white matter. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Independent of omega-3 blood levels, they found that a small increase in non-fried fish consumption — one eight-ounce serving a week — was also associated with increased white matter volume. Eating Fish May Protect the Brain From Pollutants 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Watkins suspects that means that brain areas the white matter was meant to feed sometimes are not getting the message and do not activate. Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z A brain scan showed some injury to the white matter, which De Luca said resembled symptoms of meningitis or inflammation in the brain. Baby was infected with coronavirus in womb, study reports 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The distinction between gray matter and white matter is most often applied to central nervous tissue, which has large regions that can be seen with the unaided eye. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z At the lab, they tested these volunteers’ current aerobic fitness and cognitive skills and also measured the health and function of their white matter, using a sophisticated form of M.R.I. brain scan. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z And adolescence is a crucial age for finalizing brain sculpting and white matter proliferation. Marijuana May Not Lower Your IQ 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z And in those mice, they identified a deficit in astrocytes, a type of brain cell widely found in white matter tracts that interconnect the two cerebral hemispheres. Stuttering Stems from Problems in Brain Wiring, Not Personalities 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z In the past 10 years studies have begun to find differences in white matter in brain scans of experts with a variety of skills, including people with high proficiency in reading and arithmetic. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z It is visible on the anterior surface of the brain stem as the thick bundle of white matter attached to the cerebellum. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Even more important, their white matter seemed renewed. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z In essence, the fitter people in this group were, the more robust their white matter looked, and the better they performed on tests of memory and thinking skills. Being Young, Active and Physically Fit May Be Very Good for Your Brain 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Scans of participants in the UK Biobank project showed the cytoskeleton was changing the structure of the white matter in the brain. 'Lefty DNA' found - and it changes brain structure 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z Expert golfers and trained jugglers also show differences in white matter compared with novices, and white matter volume has even been associated with IQ. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The bridge-like white matter is only the anterior surface of the pons; the gray matter beneath that is a continuation of the tegmentum from the midbrain. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z But, for now, Dr. Burzynska says, the results offer “a strong case for getting up and moving” for the sake of our white matter. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z And early use seems to affect the organization of white matter in the brain, which facilitates communication between brain regions and neural connections. Weighing the dangers of cannabis 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The area’s white matter, which is the tissue that connects neurons, was slightly less healthy now, the scans showed. Football May Take a Toll on the Brain, Even Without Concussions 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z New myelin then shows up on an MRI as changes in white matter tracts in parts of the brain that are necessary for musical performance. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z As the color connections represent the interactions of the CNS with changes to blue, the ratio of gray matter to white matter peripheral structures for both sensory and motor functions. changes. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z "These findings mean that noninvasive structural MRI of the midbrain is a succinct index of both clinically silent white matter injury as well as frank concussion," the authors write in the abstract. Routine football collisions could damage players' brains, researchers say 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Although only two of the 38 players received a concussion, more than two-thirds of them showed changes to the integrity of the white matter of their midbrains. Just one season of playing football—even without a concussion—can cause brain damage 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z The researchers also did not re-scan the men’s brains, to see if their white matter later returned to normal. Football May Take a Toll on the Brain, Even Without Concussions 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Brain imaging before and after training revealed increased integrity of white matter tracts connecting to the frontal lobe in the group of seniors who undertook the memory-training sessions. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The dorsal column system begins with the axon of a dorsal root ganglion neuron entering the dorsal root and joining the dorsal column white matter in the spinal cord. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z In addition, a fractional anisotropy allowed researchers to estimate how well neural signals were being carried by white matter brain tissue. Routine football collisions could damage players' brains, researchers say 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Advanced studies of concussions and other traumatic-brain-injury cases often show changes in the white matter’s structure, connectivity, and volume. The Mystery of What Happened to American Diplomats and Spies in Havana Deepens 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Infants born with Canavan seem normal at first, but they lack an enzyme crucial for the growth of white matter, the myelin layer that protects and connects neurons in the brain. The Perverse Logic of GoFundMe Health Care 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Alzheimer’s disease, for instance, is associated with changes in white matter. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Results of the subtests can point to trauma in the spinal cord gray matter, white matter, or even in connections to the cerebral cortex. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Bilingualism also affects white matter, a fatty substance that covers axons, which are the main projections coming out from neurons to connect them to other neurons. Speaking two languages may help the aging brain 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Additional experiments on brain cells revealed methotrexate activates microglia in the brain’s white matter, causing a cascade of effects and ultimately depleting OPCs. How does chemo brain work? One cancer drug might interfere with brain signaling 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z VWM eventually leads to organ failure as the white matter in Reed's brain disappears over time. Iowa boy could be 'frightened to death' due to rare condition 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The researchers also imaged the study participants’ brains to look for differences in brain volumes as well as changes to the white matter that insulates the brain’s biological wiring. Don’t stress out yet about stress shrinking your brain 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Figure 12.3 Gray Matter and White Matter A brain removed during an autopsy, with a partial section removed, shows white matter surrounded by gray matter. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Bilingualism promotes the integrity of white matter as you age. Speaking two languages may help the aging brain 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z Researchers are now eager to determine if these white matter changes carry long-term cognitive consequences. Soccer Headers Cause More Brain Damage in Female Players 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z MS owes its name to the multiple scars or sclerae that develop on the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. Editorials from around Ohio 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z A brain scan revealed unusually large amounts of white matter—the nerve fibers that connect brain areas—but no clear diagnosis. Can brain-stimulating implants treat some severe cases of autism? 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Nervous tissue can also be described as gray matter and white matter on the basis of its appearance in unstained tissue. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Researchers call this theory “cognitive compensation” and conclude that it occurs because bilingualism promotes the health of both gray and white matter. Speaking two languages may help the aging brain 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z While both groups showed an increase in white matter lesions, the increase was significantly less in the intensive treatment group. A healthier heart may mean a healthier mind, new study shows 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z An M.R.I. showed some patchy lesions in the white matter of the brain, but nothing definitive emerged — no tumor, no stroke, no anatomical weirdness. What Can Odd, Interesting Medical Case Studies Teach Us? 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Grey and white matter are constantly processing information and making decisions about emotional responses. Do people change? You asked Google – here's the answer | Eleanor Morgan 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z In the PNS, ganglia are basically gray matter and nerves are white matter. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z When a wild rabbit is in danger, more white matter is needed for faster reflexes and for learning what to be afraid of. Why your pet rabbit is more docile than its wild relative 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z After many specialist visits and tests, an MRI found damage to the nerve fibers, or white matter, in her brain. Family Battling a Rare Disease Sees Roadblocks Despite ‘Right to Try’ Law 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Two of these sheets, highly folded, along with their hundreds of millions of wires—the white matter—are crammed into the skull. What Is Consciousness? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Yuna’s cerebral cortex had abnormal white matter, meaning “there were probably cells dying,” he said, and the corpus callosum, the corridor across which cells in the left and right hemispheres communicate, was “way too thin.” Infinitesimal Odds: A Scientist Finds Her Child’s Rare Illness Stems From the Gene She Studies 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The brain is a complex organ composed of gray parts and white matter, which can be hard to distinguish. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z For example, the modeling of a hit in which a player lost consciousness shows that in that collision the corpus callosum oscillated at a higher frequency than the surrounding white matter. Concussions originate from ringing deep inside the brain, modeling suggests 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Then they underwent a special MRI sequence called diffusion tensor imaging, “which is able to show us all the white matter in your brain,” she says, “and how the neurons connect to each other.” What’s good for the body is good for the brain: Tips for better brain health 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Paus, T. Growth of white matter in the adolescent brain: myelin or axon? Importance of investing in adolescence from a developmental science perspective 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z But experts quoted in the AP article stated that sound does not damage white matter. "Sonic Weapon Attacks" on U.S. Embassy Don't Add Up--for Anyone 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z The cerebellum originates out of the metencephalon, and its largest white matter connection is to the pons, also from the metencephalon. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Advanced MRI scans spotted “a few” changes in what are called white matter tracts of the brain in some patients, with three showing more than would be expected for their age, the report said. Report details harm to Cuba diplomats but offers no cause 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Functional imaging studies show that the brain’s grey and white matter are both capable of considerable plasticity. The wilder shores of brain boosting 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z A recent example is an analysis of schizophrenia patients’ white matter, the tissue that carries impulses between neurons and across the brain. The world's largest set of brain scans are helping reveal the workings of the mind and how diseases ravage the brain 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The lead author of the investigation finding white matter damage in embassy employees was identified by the Miami Herald as Michael Hoffer, a University of Miami ear, nose and throat specialist and former U.S. "Sonic Weapon Attacks" on U.S. Embassy Don't Add Up--for Anyone 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Deep within the cerebrum, the white matter of the corpus callosum provides the major pathway for communication between the two hemispheres of the cerebral cortex. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Tiny tendrils of white matter that spill across the brainstem. A Meditation on the Anatomy Lab 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The AP has previously reported that brain abnormalities were found in the Americans who fell ill, specifically changes to the white matter tracts that form the brain’s internal communication system. US stands by claim workers attacked in Cuba, maybe by virus 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “This will open the door to looking at white matter with advanced neuroimaging,” Smith says. Do Brain-Wiring Differences Make Women More Vulnerable to Concussions? 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The discovery of changes to the white matter in their brains comes amid growing skepticism that a sonic weapon was involved in the attack. Analysis | The Daily 202: Why so many women are still supporting Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Gray matter is where nuclei are found and white matter is where tracts are found. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z He looked at MRI scans of paedophiles and found that they had less white matter, which links parts of the brain together. The young paedophiles who say they don’t abuse children - BBC News 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z In future studies, the researchers plan to measure whether white matter increases in mice made to “meditate” and to track what’s going on biologically in that process. Of Mice and Mindfulness 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z Interestingly, none of the changes in the volunteers’ white matter were obviously reflected in their cognitive performance. Walk, Stretch or Dance? Dancing May Be Best for the Brain 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z The arcuate fasciculus links grey matter, which contains cells and is responsible for processing information, with white matter which connects areas of grey matter - allowing information to be transferred between distant areas of the brain. Colourful, creative and close up: Wellcome Images 2017 - BBC News 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The initial portion of the name, “myel,” refers to the significant white matter found in this region—especially on its exterior, which is continuous with the white matter of the spinal cord. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Women have about 10 times more white matter than men. Why Young Girls Don’t Think They Are Smart Enough 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Psychologists at Oregon speculated that the surge in theta waves stimulated the production of cells in the white matter. Of Mice and Mindfulness 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z For the brain scans, he used magnetic resonance imaging to study the gray matter, and diffusion tensor imaging to study the white matter. Tasmanian Tigers’ Brains Yield Clues Long After Extinction 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z This is an image showing a 3D-printed reconstruction of the white matter pathway connecting two areas of the human brain - the arcuate fasciculus. Colourful, creative and close up: Wellcome Images 2017 - BBC News 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Descending input from the cerebellum enters through the large white matter structure of the pons. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Yes, the brain bounced around inside the skull, but the real damage from the concussion occurred deeper — in the so-called white matter — as a result of fibers pulling and twisting after impact. Golden Globe Awards, Fort Lauderdale: Your Monday Evening Briefing 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z The research team also found no major changes in white matter in the brain. Pregnancy alters woman's brain 'for at least two years' - BBC News 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Furthermore, disruption of limbic white matter is correlated with cognitive decline in people with amnestic mild cognitive impairment132. The road to restoring neural circuits for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z He’d like to follow more players for five years to better understand the impact of these white matter alterations. How One Season of Football Affects a Child’s Brain 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z From the initial neural tube early in embryonic development, the spinal cord retains a tube-like structure with gray matter surrounding the small central canal and white matter on the surface in three columns. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z And brain scans of 260 kids further linked gaming both to alterations in the brain's so-called basal ganglia white matter and to improved communication between the kind of brain circuits central to learning. How Much Video Gaming Is Too Much for Kids? 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z But within three weeks of infection the white matter of the fetuses' brain, which coordinates communication between various parts of the brain, stopped growing, the researchers found. Monkey Study Shows How Zika May Harm Baby's Brain Development 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Among women without a stroke history or white matter lesions, however, there wasn’t any increased dementia risk associated with calcium supplements. Certain women taking calcium supplements may face increased risk of dementia 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z However, a more thorough analysis of the data revealed that the risk was being driven by women with signs of cerebrovascular disease -- either a previous stroke or signs of white matter damage in their brains. Calcium Supplements Might Raise Older Women's Dementia Risk 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z In the white matter, the dorsal column relays sensory information to the brain, and the anterior column is almost exclusively relaying motor commands to the ventral horn motor neurons. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The study centered on how carrying excess weight might affect the brain's white matter, which facilitates communication between different brain regions. Obesity May Be Bad for the Brain, Too 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Brains naturally lose white matter - the part of the brain that transmits information - as people age. Being overweight 'ages people's brains' - BBC News 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Instead of comparing folds, the team relied on measures that included not just cortical topography, but thickness, white matter content and activity. Researchers just doubled what we know about the map of the human brain 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Lesions in white matter tissue are evidence of a mini-stroke or some other problem impeding blood flow within the brain. Calcium Supplements Might Raise Older Women's Dementia Risk 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The corticospinal tract descends from the cortex through the deep white matter of the cerebrum. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z But the new study found that the amount of white matter in the brain of a 50-year-old overweight/obese person was comparable to that of a 60-year-old lean person. Obesity May Be Bad for the Brain, Too 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Their findings, published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, found significant differences in the volume of white matter in the brains of overweight people compared with leaner individuals. Being overweight 'ages people's brains' - BBC News 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Army Medical Research and Material Command, involved the use of advanced MRI scans called diffusion tensor imaging and diffusion kurtosis tensor imaging to look at changes in the brain's white matter. Brain changes persist in student athletes six months after a concussion, study suggests 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Its speed changes when it encounters materials of different density, like air pockets or the border between the brain’s gray and white matter, and can inflict greater damage in those places. What If PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological? 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z The two areas are connected through the deep white matter running from the posterior temporal lobe to the frontal lobe. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Each case showed similar scarring patterns at the boundaries between tissues of different densities, such as gray matter and white matter, and between tissue and the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain. Mystery of How Battlefield Blasts Injure the Brain May Be Solved MRIs were used to measure the damage done to the brain's white matter, which connects one region of the brain to another. More Evidence Links Football to Brain Trauma 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z This suggests that the white matter tracts may be slightly torn and leaky. Brain changes persist in student athletes six months after a concussion, study suggests 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z They specifically focused on white matter volume, which represents nerve cells that are coated in a special protein called myelin that improves their ability to send signals to one another. This Is What Happens To Your Brain On No Sleep 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Depictions of lobotomies in popular media suggest a link between cutting the white matter of the prefrontal cortex and changes in a patient’s mood and personality, though this correlation is not well understood. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Each case showed similar scarring patterns at the boundaries between tissues of different densities, such as gray matter and white matter, and between tissue and the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain. Mystery of How Battlefield Blasts Injure the Brain May Be Solved The researchers explained that white matter tracts are bundles made up of long fibers of nerve cells that connect one part of the brain to another. Sleepless Nights Linked to Brain Changes in Study 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z To explain the link between social networks and white matter, Verstynen turns to inflammation. Social networks: Better together : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z So Shumei Li from the Guangdong No. 2 Provincial People’s Hospital and her colleagues compared white matter function among people with insomnia and those who slept well. This Is What Happens To Your Brain On No Sleep 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Two other white matter bundles connect the cerebellum to the other regions of the brain stem. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Ageing involves the gradual deterioration of the myelin sheathing that surrounds some nerves, and which, alongside glial cells, comprises the brain's white matter. Ageing: Restoration project : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z "If white matter tracts are impaired, communication between brain regions is disrupted," said researcher Shumei Li. Sleepless Nights Linked to Brain Changes in Study 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z There is strong evidence that learning a second language as an adult, for instance, results in increased white matter in the parts of the brain known to be involved in language processing. Learning a New Sport May Be Good for the Brain 1457-03-04T05:00:00Z The process results in a thinner cortex that contains more wrinkles and folds on its surface, as well as greater contrast between the brain's gray and white matter. Pot Habit Early in Life May Alter Brain, Study Suggests 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z They found that the development of white matter -- which insulates of brain nerve fibers -- changes as people with Down syndrome move from childhood to adulthood. Gene Abnormality May Be Key to Down Syndrome, Scientists Say 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Two days later, McClintock called with the results: Erica’s brain was severely deficient in white matter, which controls how nerve cells conduct signals. Odd teeth: A mother’s Internet sleuthing led to her daughter’s troubling diagnosis 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z The researchers also learned that amyloid plaques were more plentiful in study participants with more damage to the brain's white matter, which is composed of nerve fibers. Head Injuries Tied to Buildup of Alzheimer's Plaques, Small Study Finds 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Axons – the long nerve fibers that neurons use to fire signals to other neurons, muscles and glands – develop a protective layer known as myelin, or white matter. Teens, Your Brain Needs Real Food 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z The researchers drew on MRI scans to look at a host of brain characteristics, from the amount of grey and white matter to the strengths of connections in the brain. Men are from Mars, women are from Venus? New brain study says not 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z These changes are due to specific development defects in brain cells that form white matter, and result in slower nerve transmission, the researchers said. Gene Abnormality May Be Key to Down Syndrome, Scientists Say 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z When white matter is deficient, the signals between nerve cells are slowed. Odd teeth: A mother’s Internet sleuthing led to her daughter’s troubling diagnosis 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z They also studied data from diffusion tensor imaging, which shows how tracts of white matter extend throughout the brain, connecting different regions. The brains of men and women aren’t really that different, study finds 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z "Taken together, our findings provide preliminary evidence for unique differences in the brain's white matter structure and function between boys and girls with ADHD." ADHD May Have Different Effects on Brains of Boys and Girls 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z More surprising, changes in gait with aging may indicate and even contribute to declines in brain health, including in our white matter, scientists think. Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z No association was found between low blood pressure and the total volume or gray and white matter that makes up the brain. When Can Knee Patients Hit the Road Again? 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z But brain scans of the Parkinson's patients in this study revealed changes in the brain's gray and white matter that appear unrelated to dopamine loss. Researchers Explore Memory Problems Related to Parkinson's 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The white matter of her brain — the cells that connect neurons and help to transmit messages from one part of the brain to another — showed fewer abnormalities than the brains of other people her age. Does Exercise Change Your Brain? 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Greenberg believes the CDC should declare myelitis - whether it affects the gray matter, the white matter, or both - a reportable condition, like measles and tuberculosis. New type of paralysis, with unknown cause, striking children 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z For the new study, which was published this month in The Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, the scientists zeroed in on 54 of the women, whose scans showed existing white matter lesions. Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Each increase of 3.49 micrograms per cubic centimeter cumulative exposure to pollutants was associated with a 6.23 cubic centimeter decrease in white matter, the equivalent of one to two years of brain aging. Pollution May Age the Brain 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z The findings support the theory that Alzheimer's disease may travel along white matter fibers from one area of the brain to another, according to Agosta. White Matter Damage in Brain May Help Spot Early Alzheimer's 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Yet in the adolescents who consumed alcohol, less new white matter was formed, and more gray matter was pruned. Teenage Binge Drinking May Alter Brain Development 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Within the brain, it’s the white matter—or the fatty sheathing on nerve cells that serves as insulation and connective tissue—that suffers the most. Mayweather, Pacquiao and the Physics of Brain Injury 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Or weight training, in improving walking ability, may affect portions of the brain related to movement that in turn somehow slow the brain’s loss of white matter. Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z By early December, a new round of brain MRIs showed additional white matter lesions, a sign of further neurological injury. Doctors diagnosed stroke — but didn’t know why she kept getting worse 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z "The white matter damage in patients with focal AD syndromes was much more severe and widespread than expected," she said. White Matter Damage in Brain May Help Spot Early Alzheimer's 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z White matter is the stuff that carries signals from one brain region to another, and more-compact white matter is linked to faster and more efficient nerve activity. This is your brain on fencing: How certain sports may aid the aging brain 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The amount of damaged white matter correlated directly with higher scores on measures of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other behavioral problems. Air Pollution Takes Early Toll on Children 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z They also hope to learn more about just how weight training affects white matter. Lifting Weights, Twice a Week, May Aid the Brain 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z In September, an MRI showed evidence of lesions in the brain’s white matter, which controls overall function, suggestive of a prior stroke. Doctors diagnosed stroke — but didn’t know why she kept getting worse 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The researchers also created a computer model using measures of the brain's white matter and gray matter to estimate a person's brain age. Head Injuries May Prematurely Age the Brain, Study Suggests 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Being exposed after birth was linked to additional white matter changes linked to problems in concentration and problem-solving ability. Prenatal Exposure to Pollutants May Spell Trouble for Kids 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Participants also took 11 tests of movement ability, and researchers used MRI scans to assess the level of white matter hyperintensities in the brain. Exercise's Effect on Brain May Boost Mobility in Old Age 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Their results were consistent with earlier studies: The brain's white matter volume increased continuously up to the early 40s and then decreased rather rapidly. Science Debunks Midlife Myths 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The brain is made up of grey matter, which comprises densely packed cell bodies, and white matter, the long-reach axons of cells that connect different brain regions. Neuroscience: The brain, interrupted 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z New analysis reveals that children who were neglected as infants have less white matter in their brains. Top stories: The origin of life, the galaxy’s oldest solar system, and interspecies interbreeding 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z In the new study, the researchers found reductions in the white matter surface of the brain's left hemisphere. Prenatal Exposure to Pollutants May Spell Trouble for Kids 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Small areas of brain damage called white matter hyperintensities are seen in MRI scans of many older patients, according to scientists from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Exercise's Effect on Brain May Boost Mobility in Old Age 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Researchers were interested in white matter, which is largely made up of nerves, because it plays an important role in connecting brain regions and maintaining networks critical for cognition. Being Neglected Harms Brain Development in Kids 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z The analysis found that the children who stayed in orphanages were consistently worse off—with less mature development in four key sets of white matter. Childhood neglect erodes the brain 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The results showed a significant association between neglect early in life and changes in white matter. Childhood Neglect May Affect Brain Development, Study Says 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z These white matter abnormalities may disrupt the ability of these areas to work together, according to researcher Hilary Blumberg and colleagues at the Yale School of Medicine. Abnormalities Found in Brains of Young Bipolar Patients Who Try Suicide 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Using detailed scans of the players' brains before the season began and then again after it ended, the researchers were able to identify slight changes to the white matter of the brain. US footballers 'show brain changes' 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z And the overall volume of white matter in the brains of patients was reduced, compared with the brains of people without the disorder. Brains of People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Offer Clues About Disorder 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z More important, Bick says, the comparison with those children taken in by foster parents suggests that white matter losses may be reversible. Childhood neglect erodes the brain 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Advanced brain-imaging techniques that look at the white matter fibers coursing to and from the claustrum reveal that it is a neural Grand Central Station. Neuronal "Superhub" Might Generate Consciousness 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The researchers also found a link between white matter deficits in these structural connections and the number of suicide attempts and the seriousness of those attempts. Abnormalities Found in Brains of Young Bipolar Patients Who Try Suicide 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Their brains also showed lower fractional anisotropy, a measure of the structural coherence of white matter. Soccer’s Concussion Crisis 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Dr. Zeineh said reduced white matter in patients was consistent with the hypothesis that brain inflammation plays a role in the illness. Brains of People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Offer Clues About Disorder 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Large, anatomically realistic 3-D animations representing the inner workings of his gray and white matter have graced video screens at several science and technology conferences. “Glass Brain” Offers Tours of the Space between Your Ears 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z It is surrounded on all sides by white matter—the tracts, or wire bundles, that interconnect cortical regions with one another and with other brain regions. Neuronal "Superhub" Might Generate Consciousness 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The study found that development of the children's white matter was a strong predictor of their reading abilities. Can Brain Scans Help Predict Young Children's Reading Abilities? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z DTI is a specialized MRI technique that provides data regarding white matter tracts. Video Game Can Help MS Patients Prevent Falls 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z The scientists found differences in both the white matter, the long, cablelike nerve structures that transmit signals between parts of the brain, and the gray matter, the regions where these signals are processed and interpreted. Brains of People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Offer Clues About Disorder 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Infants born before the 32nd week of pregnancy face dire health risks, including brain damage and incomplete development of the brain, especially the part of the brain called white matter. Hormone Might Help Preemies' Brains 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z Second, it happened only at a single place, in the white matter close to the claustrum and the cortex. Neuronal "Superhub" Might Generate Consciousness 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z "We show that white matter development during a critical period in a child's life, when they start school and learn to read for the very first time, predicts how well the child ends up reading." Can Brain Scans Help Predict Young Children's Reading Abilities? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The areas of the brain where more white matter was observed are important for attention and memory, and are critical for linking different parts of the brain together. Exercise May Change Kids' Brains for the Better 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Higher levels of fitness may boost blood flow, increase the size of certain brain areas and improve the structure of white matter, Chaddock-Heyman said. Fitness May Boost Kids' Brainpower 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Moving forward, the researchers plan to conduct a five-year study to determine whether children's white matter structure improves when they start and maintain a new physical fitness routine. Physical Fitness Appears to Improve Brain Tissue, Study Finds 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The brain-like tissue’s 3D design allows for compartmentalization of grey and white matter — grey matter consisting mostly of the cell bodies of neurons, and white matter which is made of axons. Scientists created the most true to life, functional artificial brain tissue ever 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z As the children were learning to read at school, the researchers used brain scans to examine the white matter in the children's brains. Can Brain Scans Help Predict Young Children's Reading Abilities? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z But whether the bulkier white matter actually translates into higher IQ or better school grades isn’t clear yet. Exercise May Change Kids' Brains for the Better 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The new study didn't examine any thinking skills, but instead looked only at the brain's "white matter," which helps different brain regions communicate with each other. Fitness May Boost Kids' Brainpower 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z "Thus, it is possible that white matter structure is another pathway by which fitness relates to improved cognition." Physical Fitness Appears to Improve Brain Tissue, Study Finds 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Led by David Kaplan, the director of the Tissue Engineering Resource Center at Tufts University, researchers developed a new combination of materials to mimic the gray and white matter of the brain. Scientists have created the most realistic fake brain tissue ever The development of white matter was monitored until the kids reached third grade. Can Brain Scans Help Predict Young Children's Reading Abilities? 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z The study is the first to find a connection between exercise and white matter. Exercise May Change Kids' Brains for the Better 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The researchers scanned the brains of 24 kids aged 9 and 10, and found that white matter was different in the fitter kids, potentially a sign of better-connected brains. Fitness May Boost Kids' Brainpower 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z His brain size was unaffected, and the white matter was healthy. Absence of Gene May Help Fight Alzheimer's, Study Finds 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z None of those systems replicate the brain’s gray or white matter, or how neurons communicate, Dr. Hunziker said. Scientists Create 3D Model That Mimics Brain Function 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z An MRI revealed that the white matter in her brain hadn’t developed properly; McCoy remembers the neurologist saying it was “like nothing he’d ever seen before.” Pennsylvania girl 1 of 8 in world with disorder 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z “It’s possible that white matter differences as a function of fitness are driving the cognitive differences we see in the brain,” she says. Exercise May Change Kids' Brains for the Better 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Using an advanced form of MRI, the researchers were able to examine white matter, the "wiring" that links different areas of the brain. Different Areas of Brain Affected in Autism, Sensory Disorders 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z The results showed that white matter changes and abnormalities were detected that directly correlated with the number and strength of impacts registered by the helmet sensors. Back To School Concussion Alert: One Season Of Contact Sports Damages Brain 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Axons grew from the ring through the gel — the white matter substitute — and sent signals to neurons across the circle. Scientists Create 3D Model That Mimics Brain Function 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z For these patients, the white matter fibers became even more structured. Mild Brain Injury Leaves Lasting Scar 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z By contrast, the deeper insulated fibres in the white matter affected by a covert stroke are supplied by single, smaller vessels called arterioles. Perspective: Silent, but preventable, perils : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z These players showed greater loss of “white matter” — the axons and other communicative infrastructure of the brain — than those who headed less often. Pa. school bans soccer headers The researchers found decreased gray matter volume in the children with diabetic ketoacidosis as well as swelling in the white matter. Brain Changes May Accompany Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis in Kids 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Bioengineers produced a kind of rudimentary gray matter and white matter in a dish, along with rat neurons that signaled one another across the doughnut’s center. Scientists Create 3D Model That Mimics Brain Function 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Adolescence is the time of onset of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, which are characterized by pathologies in white matter. What's Special, Or Not, About Human Brain Anatomy 2014-05-06T19:29:53Z Participants also completed drawing tasks and the team looked at the relationship between their performance in this task and their grey and white matter. Artists have unique brain structure 2014-04-17T09:35:53Z Researchers discovered changes in the white matter of 10 college football players' brains after one season, compared to people who didn't play sports. Off-season may not be enough for football players' brains 2014-04-16T21:06:56Z The brain contains grey matter, comprising neurons, and white matter, made up of axons — the cellular projections that transmit signals between neurons. Ageing: Live faster, die younger 2014-04-02T17:21:08.997Z Similarly, a later study showed that learning MoL increased the integrity of elderly participant’s white matter compared to controls. Can a Mnemonic Slow Memory Loss with Age? 2014-03-20T21:17:18Z Wiring in our brains falls into two main categories: Gray matter, which does most of the heavy computing; and white matter, the “highways” that enable gray-matter areas to communicate with each other. Brain-Wide Map of “Neural Highways” Is First of Its Kind 2014-02-20T22:37:13Z Grey matter is largely composed of nerve cells, while white matter is responsible for communication between the grey matter regions. Artists have unique brain structure 2014-04-17T09:35:53Z Compared to the non-athletes, players' brain scans showed changes in white matter at the end of the season. Off-season may not be enough for football players' brains 2014-04-16T21:06:56Z Kochunov and his colleagues have examined white matter using diffusion tensor imaging, which measures the movement of water in the brain. Ageing: Live faster, die younger 2014-04-02T17:21:08.997Z An earlier version of this article misidentified the technique used by scientists to study the effects of meditation on the brain's white matter. Eureka: Breathing In vs. Spacing Out 2014-01-23T16:54:13Z “We know a lot about the effects of these diseases,” Van Horn says, “but we still don’t have a very detailed understanding of how damage to white matter affects the overall behavior of brain networks.” Brain-Wide Map of “Neural Highways” Is First of Its Kind 2014-02-20T22:37:13Z But one British scientist, says the white matter - and its blood supply - may be equally important. Five mysteries of the brain 2013-12-22T02:50:09Z Individuals with synesthesia also show a greater density of white matter, particularly in sensory regions implicated in the condition. Can Synesthesia in Autism Lead to Savantism? 2013-12-05T12:45:03.893Z The white matter hypothesis overshadows its alternative in part because white matter’s impact is easier to observe. Focus Shifts to Gray Matter in Search for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis 2013-09-19T16:45:00.723Z It showed "white matter abnormalities" and mini-stroke like lesions were more common in migraine sufferers - particularly those who experience "aura" symptoms - than in people without migraines. Differences seen in 'migraine brain' 2013-08-28T23:01:13Z "We are particularly interested in how the tissue at the centre of the brain, known as white matter, might change over the course of development." Study to understand teenage brain 2013-05-14T16:46:26Z He is using , in Oxford and Sheffield, to analyse white matter for potential triggers such as leaking blood vessels. Five mysteries of the brain 2013-12-22T02:50:09Z In both cases, the brains of the psychopaths were in worse shape than those of the non-psychopaths, with less robust white matter insulation and the nerves beneath it doing a poorer job of transmitting signals. The Evil Brain: What Lurks Inside a Killer's Mind 2013-05-03T10:50:21Z The more active, but heavy-drinking participants showed less compromised white matter. Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking 2013-04-18T11:05:24Z Using a microscope revealed the white matter that serves as a brain's transmission lines, carrying signals from one neuron to another in far-flung circuits that underlie mental function. See-through brains promise to clear up mental mysteries 2013-04-10T17:25:26Z The expectation is that the emergence of more sensible behaviour will correlate with changes in the wiring of the brain's white matter. Study to understand teenage brain 2013-05-14T16:46:26Z If leaking blood vessels in white matter do play a key role in the development of dementia then it may offer up a another potential route for new drug therapies. Five mysteries of the brain 2013-12-22T02:50:09Z In this case, he was trying to determine the soundness of the white matter—the fatty insulation—that protects the neural circuits connecting the ventromedial and the amygdala. The Evil Brain: What Lurks Inside a Killer's Mind 2013-05-03T10:50:21Z The researchers then combined the information and modeled the relationship between exercise, alcohol consumption and white matter status and found that the interaction between drinking and white matter integrity was strongly linked to exercise. Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking 2013-04-18T11:05:24Z They scanned their brains using a technique called diffusion tensor imaging, which highlights the bundles of nerves, or white matter, connecting brain regions. Gulf War veterans show abnormalities in scans of their brains 2013-03-25T20:27:39Z The surrounding frontal cortex and underlying white matter, the insula, basal ganglia, parts of the anterior temporal gyrus: all of these seemed to be somehow involved in speech production. The man who couldn t speak and how he revolutionized psychology 2013-02-08T20:15:05.317Z The scan measures how much and in what directions water molecules in white matter move around. How Concussions Can Trigger Depression 2013-01-17T23:20:23Z Imaging scans found alterations in the frontal cortex white matter tracts of the brain in the early-starters, she said, that are associated with impulsiveness. The Consumer: Legalizing of Marijuana Raises Health Concerns 2013-01-07T22:08:54Z Among the participants who completed little aerobic exercise, heavy drinking was associated with more damaged white matter. Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking 2013-04-18T11:05:24Z This powerful body of connective white matter serves as the primary bridge between the brain’s hemispheres, allowing us to rapidly integrate complex information. Patients Reflect on Life With a Common Brain Malformation 2012-12-20T14:45:03.910Z Now a new study sheds light on why: Unlike chimps, humans undergo a massive explosion in white matter growth, or the connections between brain cells, in the first two years of life. Human Intelligence Secrets Revealed by Chimp Brains 2012-12-19T17:15:00.367Z Such lesions can be picked up by the MRI as water leaking from the white matter rather than flowing evenly along its cables. How Concussions Can Trigger Depression 2013-01-17T23:20:23Z Diffusion tensor imaging will visualize the integrity of white matter — the long bands of neuronal axons that transmit signals between different brain regions. Cognition: The brain's decline 2012-12-06T12:20:59.970Z The volunteers agreed to a brain imaging test to measure white matter volume, and answered questions about their alcohol, cigarette and drug use, as well as queries about their average level of aerobic exercise. Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking 2013-04-18T11:05:24Z The lesions that were especially common among women with migraine are called deep white matter hyperintensities. Migraines Linked to Brain Lesions in Women 2012-11-14T13:35:34Z Led by Gupta, the researchers drilled four small holes in each child's skull and then used a fine needle to insert millions of stem cells into white matter deep in their frontal lobes. Stem Cells Safe for Rare Brain Disorder 2012-10-10T21:15:00Z The researchers were able to find white matter changes in the athletes showing the most cognitive impairments as measured by tests, as well as among those with higher depression scores. How Concussions Can Trigger Depression 2013-01-17T23:20:23Z The corpus callosum is also the largest white matter structure in the brain. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z “Examining the interaction between alcohol and exercise on white matter seemed to be a logical next step in this area of research,” says Karoly. Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking 2013-04-18T11:05:24Z These data show that orthogonal crossing is as likely as nonorthogonal crossing and represents less than 12% of the total crossings in the human white matter. [Technical Comment] Comment on “The Geometric Structure of the Brain Fiber Pathways” 2012-09-27T17:55:28.537Z Children who've experienced early neglect show reductions in their white matter—particularly in the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain linked to decision making, working memory, and social function, Corfas says. Early Isolation Impairs Brain Connections 2012-09-13T22:17:00Z However, Womack says, the findings implicating white matter are so strong and that he believes it’s unlikely that lost social status is the primary reason for the ex-players’ grief. How Concussions Can Trigger Depression 2013-01-17T23:20:23Z The main function of white matter, composed of glial cells and myelinated axons, is to pass messages between different grey matter areas. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z “The results of this study unfortunately don’t allow us to draw any causal conclusions about whether exercise causes white matter to improve among heavy drinkers,” says Karoly. Exercise Can Moderate Brain Damage Caused By Drinking 2013-04-18T11:05:24Z Diffusion imaging is certainly a promising technique for the study of white matter architecture. [Technical Comment] Comment on “The Geometric Structure of the Brain Fiber Pathways” 2012-09-27T17:55:28.537Z What they saw was highly specific changes in both the grey matter - the nerve cells where information processing takes place - and the white matter - the nerve connections - within the brains of the piano tuners. Tuning a piano 'moulds the mind' 2012-08-28T23:41:42Z The brain contains two main types of tissue - grey and white matter. Brain key to karate punch power 2012-08-17T10:47:40Z At birth the brain is full of grey matter, but white matter is only common in a few places. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z The protective covering of the neural cells — white matter — begins to shrink first. Mind games: Mental exercises are key to better brain function 2012-07-04T05:20:05Z However, it is known that during the final weeks of pregnancy, the brain grows rapidly and there is an increase in gray matter and white matter and brain cell differentiation, she said. Kids Born Even a Little Early Have Lower School Scores 2012-07-02T13:00:00Z Brain scan data showing regions where two of the newly identified SNPs interact with each other to affect white matter tract integrity. Genetic Variants Build a Smarter Brain 2012-06-19T22:00:00Z The regions controlling and coordinating movement are known as the cerebellum and the primary motor cortex and are composed of white matter. Brain key to karate punch power 2012-08-17T10:47:40Z This suggests that placement in foster care at an early enough age might allow white matter development to “catch up” in children moved into better environments. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z Maddens explains it this way: Consider the neurons of your brain like electrical wires and the white matter like the insulation. Mind games: Mental exercises are key to better brain function 2012-07-04T05:20:05Z Gray matter is largely made up of the unmyelinated parts of neurons—neurons that are not sheathed by glial cells—whereas white matter is comprised of axons wrapped in insulating oligodendrocytes. Know Your Neurons: What is the Ratio of Glia to Neurons in the Brain? 2012-06-13T15:45:02.603Z So while there may be a correlation between pathological lying and more white matter in the prefrontal cortex, it doesn’t necessarily follow that more white matter is the cause of pathological lying. Do Liars Really Have Different Brains? 2012-06-11T20:16:06Z They report that throughout the brain’s white matter is to be found a grid-like pattern of fibers crossing at right angles. The Brain's Highways: Mapping the Last Frontier 2012-05-22T14:15:00.213Z But none of this tells us anything about how social deprivation influences white matter, which brings us to the protagonist of this story. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z Searching for the Onset of Autism Diffusion tensor image shows white matter pathways in infant at risk for autism. Searching for the Onset of Autism 2012-05-15T23:15:00.217Z Overall the cerebral cortex—including both gray and white matter—contains far more glia than neurons, but its outermost gray layer is more balanced. Know Your Neurons: What is the Ratio of Glia to Neurons in the Brain? 2012-06-13T15:45:02.603Z The investigators found that both worry and high intelligence were associated with brain activity measured by the depletion of the nutrient choline in the brain's white matter. Anxiety Linked to Smarts in Brain Study 2012-04-18T16:00:00Z The grid is part of the brain's white matter: bundles of nerve fibers, or axons, that allow different brain regions to communicate and coordinate with one another. Brain's Nerves Found to Line Up Like a Grid 2012-03-29T21:15:00.227Z Remember the orphans in chapter 3 who had less white matter than children raised in families? The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z In addition to assessing behavior, the researchers are also examining brain development, specifically the development of white matter microstructure, using diffusion tensor imaging. Searching for the Onset of Autism 2012-05-15T23:15:00.217Z We also see an increase in the white matter, or myelin. Your Teen s Brain: Driving without the Brakes 2012-03-15T17:45:03.763Z There was nothing wrong with his white matter, a mesh of glial cells and sheathed tails of neurons that transmit outgoing signals in the brain. 9-Year-Old Boy's Shrinking Brain Disorder Baffles Doctors 2012-03-13T16:15:00.247Z Dawson and her colleagues stress, however, that their results do not necessarily suggest that the explosion of white matter at 6 months and its subsequent drop-off cause the abnormal development that leads to autism. Brain Imaging Could Detect Autism Risk in Infants as Young as 6 Months 2012-02-19T00:05:25Z The foster care group however, did not have less white matter than the group who had never been institutionalised, whereas those who remained in an institution did have less. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z Her eyes were suffused with a thick, white matter. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z The researchers used two types of imaging—one of the integrity of the white matter in brain-cell connecting fibers and a second of brain activity itself. Are Psychopaths "Brain Damaged"? 2011-12-06T19:15:14.600Z Matthias Witkowski, now at the Institute for Medicine, Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology at the University of Tübingen in Germany, described the rapid changes in white matter in these experiments as "incredible." Amping Up Brain Function: Transcranial Stimulation Shows Promise in Speeding Up Learning 2011-11-25T12:15:06.247Z Brain bulk and white matter in early life During the first year of life, a baby's brain weight nearly doubles. Surety Bond: Breast-Feeding May Increase Children's IQ 2011-11-16T20:45:00.300Z So, since the earlier studies demonstrated a range of beneficial effects of foster care, it doesn’t seem like too much of a leap to suppose that those effects are due to changes in white matter. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z The brain's white matter may grow too fast in the first two years of life, leaving its networks jumbled. The prevalence puzzle: Autism counts 2011-11-02T18:20:28.910Z Most researchers think the hallmark of brain maturity is the growth and repair of white matter, a process known as myelination, which creates speedier, more efficient connections between frequently used regions of the brain. Medical: Teen brains are a work in progress 2011-10-17T16:02:04Z Study participants in the cardio group demonstrated growth in their brains' gray and white matter, areas of the brain that are often reported to show substantial age-related deterioration. Eight ways to get your body and brain into top shape 2011-10-17T14:54:04Z Some former alcohol abusers show permanent damage to the hippocampus, a brain region that regulates long-term memory and spatial navigation, and only partial resolution of lesions on the white matter. How much can the brain recover from years of excessive alcohol consumption? 2011-10-08T12:45:06.990Z This is one of the thorny questions in this area: does experience shape white matter, which then shapes neural activity, or does neural activity shape white matter? The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z In Nucula the lateral ganglia are larger in proportion and the distribution of the gray and white matter is more irregular. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Volume 11, Number 4, December 1919 2011-10-07T02:00:22.027Z As more white matter makes teen minds work more quickly, it literally makes their brains seem smarter. Medical: Teen brains are a work in progress 2011-10-17T16:02:04Z As it happens, the total volume of white matter axons scales as the 1.5 power of cortical surface area! Mathematics, Cities, and Brains: What Can A Highway Engineer Learn From A Neuroscientist? 2011-08-18T21:15:00.250Z They found that the white matter in the prefrontal cortex of chimpanzees does not grow as rapidly as it does in humans. Observatory: Charting Brain Growth in Humans and Chimps 2011-08-12T16:44:11Z Also, nobody is suggesting the effects of social isolation are confined to white matter and myelination. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z They then snaked a catheter through her brain's white matter to deliver the cells into the striatum. Experimental Parkinson's disease therapies: Why fake it? 2011-08-10T17:20:31.227Z They measured the brain's gray matter of neurons and the white matter of its connecting neural fibers. Only Human Brains Shrink With Age 2011-07-25T23:43:10Z And those neurons collectively comprise the two main types of brain tissue: white matter is made up primarily of axons, and grey matter is made up of synapses, or the connections between neurons. Mathematics, Cities, and Brains: What Can A Highway Engineer Learn From A Neuroscientist? 2011-08-18T21:15:00.250Z But shrinkage of white matter was even more severe: The white matter of the frontal lobe shrank about 24%, similar to the white matter volume decrease in most other brain regions measured. The Incredible Shrinking Human Brain 2011-07-25T20:00:00Z This had nothing to do with white matter and everything to do with grey matter. The story of a lonely brain 2012-10-01T23:15:06.163Z That result is intriguing given recent findings of damage to the brain's white matter, which is made up of axons, in Iraq war veterans injured in blasts, Parker says. How Blasts Injure the Brain 2011-07-22T22:00:00Z The result: "white matter" as well as "gray matter" reduction in several areas by as much as 20%. Could Internet Addiction Lead to Brain Damage? 2011-06-20T20:22:26Z Ramon y Cajal has described and pictured a special kind of neuroglia cells for the gray and another for the white matter. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Moreover, unlike the gray matter, which showed a more gradual shrinkage over time, the decline in white matter was most precipitous between the ages of 70 and 80. The Incredible Shrinking Human Brain 2011-07-25T20:00:00Z The scans showed increased white matter density in the right parahippocampal gyrus, a spot also tied to memory formation and retrieval. High Wired: Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain? 2011-06-17T16:45:00.530Z The study will also do a form of MRI examination to measure the “density of white matter connective tissue in the brain… basically the wiring of the brain,” Hardy says. Lumosity Looks To Make Military Smarter With Navy Grant 2011-06-08T17:31:09Z Whether they suggest significant damage to the brain's white matter is not yet clear, nor is it clear if this damage alters important functions like attention, memory, emotional regulation, balance and coordination, Mac Donald said. Blasts may do unique damage to brain: U.S. study 2011-06-02T17:16:23Z The phenomena would be exactly reproduced by streamers of cloudy white matter floating in a semi-transparent reddish fluid, sometimes submerged and sometimes rising to the surface.... Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z Dean Falk, an anthropologist at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe finds the differences between gray matter and white matter shrinkage patterns particularly interesting. The Incredible Shrinking Human Brain 2011-07-25T20:00:00Z As another crucial part of the new study on Internet addiction, the research team zeroed in on tissue deep in the brain called white matter, which links together its various regions. High Wired: Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain? 2011-06-17T16:45:00.530Z Much of the decline seemed to be related to a 93 percent drop in the number of preterm infants with severe damage to the white matter of the newborn's brain, called cystic periventricular leukomalacia. Cerebral palsy among preemies may be declining 2011-03-17T16:31:40Z He devoted great care, for instance, to the examination of the brain, emphasized the distinction between the gray and white matter, described the corpus callosum, the septum lucidum, the pineal gland and the corpora quadrigemina. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z “The connectome project is going to show where all the white matter — all the connecting fibers — are,” said Stanley Klein, a professor of optometry and vision science at the University of California, Berkeley. In Pursuit of a Mind Map, Slice by Slice 2010-12-28T00:04:25Z The study found differences in the white matter and connections of the brain's right hemisphere, compared with healthy volunteers who were not pilots. Brain clue to fighter pilot skill 2010-12-14T22:04:37Z Among the drinkers, Tapert began to find small abnormalities in their MRIs that looked like ding marks in their brain's white matter - on the fatty myelin coating of the axons, the connecting fiber between neurons. Scientists try to assess the impact of binge drinking on the brains of teens 2010-12-06T18:27:00Z The MRIs showed an increase in white matter among the jugglers, regardless of their skill level. SCIENCE NEWS 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z White Matter Lesions and Migraines Could you please explain the likelihood of developing white matter lesions if one suffers from frequent migraines? Can Migraines Damage the Brain? 2010-07-27T17:11:00Z The team also plans to do imaging studies to see if the low vasoreactivity is linked to problems with white matter. Harvard study links brain blood vessels, elderly falls 2010-05-21T23:22:00Z “Brain white matter expansion in human obesity and the recovering effect of dieting.” Brain Damage 2010-04-21T01:00:00Z "We're seeing reduced quality of white matter in adolescents who engage in heavy drinking," she said. Scientists try to assess the impact of binge drinking on the brains of teens 2010-12-06T18:27:00Z Like it, also, the surface of the cerebellum is composed of gray matter, and its interior is chiefly white matter. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers The nerve-fibre process becomes a medullated fibre of the white matter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" A thin slice from the spinal cord with the cells and nerves magnified 200 diameters. a cells in the gray matter. b fibers in the gray matter. c nerve threads in the white matter. Applied Physiology Including the Effects of Alcohol and Narcotics These are pre-Mycenaean, and their only ornament is scratches, into which white matter has been pressed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" The white matter called pus in a sore is largely made of white blood cells which came there to fight the germs and were killed in the battle. Health Lessons Book 1 It is composed of the same substances as the brain; but the arrangement is exactly reversed, the white matter encompassing or surrounding the gray matter instead of being encompassed by it. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers The white matter lies in the interior of the organ, and extends into the core of each lamella. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The white matter, as was said before, consists of axons. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The ulcer is foul, with thick white matter adherent to it, which cannot be washed away. North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 Cerebral abscess is much more frequently met with in the white matter of the centrum ovale than in the cortex, and in the majority of cases the abscess is single. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. His mouth already felt dry, and his brain was a mere swirl of gray and white matter. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West The neuraxon always arises from the base of the cell and passes towards the central white matter, thus forming one of the nerve-fibres of that substance. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The "white matter" of the brain and cord is composed of axons. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The mystery would remain complete; no doctor has been able to discover or could discover the psyche in those round or fusiform cells, in the white matter or grey substance of the brain. En Route The wound should begin to discharge white matter on the second day in hot weather or the third in cold, and from that time a good recovery may be expected. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Each hemisphere is composed of two conspicuously distinct parts, called respectively the grey matter and the white matter. Mind and Motion and Monism In most cases, however, the axone runs off into the subjacent white matter, leaving the cortex altogether. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The spinal cord consists of an outer portion, mainly of nervous fibres, the white matter, and of inner, ganglionated, and more highly vascular grey matter. Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata We have seen a little ball of hard white matter break up and come away after a single brushing carefully done. Papers on Health The body of the cerebellum is composed of gray matter externally and of white matter in the center. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The white matter is composed only of nerve-fibres, which pass downwards in great strands of conducting tissue to the lower centres of the brain and spinal cord. Mind and Motion and Monism The pons consists of white and grey matter: the nerve fibres of the white matter pass through the substance of the pons, in either a transverse or a longitudinal direction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" "Gray" and "White" Matter.—The "gray matter" of the brain and cord is made up of nerve cells and their dendrites, and the terminations of axons, which enter from the adjoining white matter. The Mind and Its Education With a sharp knife cut sections through the different parts, showing the positions of the "gray matter" and of the "white matter." Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools The greater part of the cerebrum is composed of white matter. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The white matter in the interior of the brain formed of nerve fibres which connect the various parts of this. Disease and Its Causes The cerebellum consists of both grey and white matter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The "white matter" of the central system consists chiefly of axons with their enveloping or medullary, sheath and neuroglia. The Mind and Its Education These are connected, however, along their entire length by a central band consisting of both gray and white matter. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools A transverse section of the cord reveals that it is composed of white matter externally and of gray matter internally. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The grey matter covers the surface of the cerebrum and cerebellum, the white matter being internal. The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song The white matter is more abundant in the hemispheres than in the median lobe, and is for the most part directly continuous with the fibres of the peduncles of the cerebellum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The white matter contains no nerve cells or dendrites. The Mind and Its Education Hanging from the wound was a bit of brain-substance, the size of a finger, composed of convolution as well as white matter. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Out of it was bulging some kind of dull white matter marbled with gray. Moran of the Lady Letty The stem of the brain, the medulla oblongata, and the spinal cord, consists externally of white matter, the grey matter being internal. The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song The medullated nerve-fibres of the white matter when traced into the cortex are seen to enter in bundles set vertically to the surface. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It is composed of white matter on the outside, and gray matter within. The Mind and Its Education The white matter of the cord is made up of paths over which impulses to and from the brain are transmitted. Common Diseases of Farm Animals The messages which pass along the spinal nerves to and from the brain are transmitted mostly through the gray matter of the cord, but some pass along the white matter on the outer part. A Practical Physiology A little white matter will also be observed lying on the inside of the lower lid. The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease Now, perikarya and synapses are not present in the white matter of the central nervous organ, any more than they are in nerve-trunks. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It is protected by the same membranes as the brain, but, unlike it, the white matter is on the outside, and the gray matter is within. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics In the last named were found traces of a fire that had been lit above the tomb, and some pottery was picked up ornamented with hollow lines, filled with some white matter not unlike barbotine. Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples The cerebellum is connected with other parts of the nervous system by strands of white matter on each side, radiating from the center and divided into numerous branches. A Practical Physiology It was, he said, seldom visible, being up in the clouds, where white matter, snow or hail, often fell. The Discovery of the Source of the Nile Only a candle-end left is said of an affair which nears completion; red and white matters are marriages and deaths, so called from the colour of the clothes worn on these important occasions. Historic China, and other sketches The cerebrum is divided into two hemispheres, connected beneath by fibers of white matter. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics The conclusion was strengthened by experiments of the students of motor localization, which showed that the veritable centres of their discovery lie, demonstrably, in the gray cortex of the brain, not in the white matter. A History of Science — Volume 4 The spinal cord, like the brain, consists of gray and white matter, but the arrangement differs. A Practical Physiology In the brain the white matter is within, and the gray matter is on the surface. A Practical Physiology The white matter, consisting mainly of fibers, running for the most part in the direction of the length of the cord, is outside of and surrounds the gray crescents. A Practical Physiology |
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