| 单词 | gray matter |
| 例句 | “Our gray matter is still, like, ten percent mashed potatoes.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It took my altitude-impaired gray matter a minute or two to comprehend that the object was a human body. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Bloodstains and tiny bits of gray matter from Lincoln’s brain oozed on to the cream-colored silk fabric, spreading and adding color to the frock’s bright and festive red, yellow, green, and blue floral pattern. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the proverbial gray matter, the most evolved part, he explains, the part that makes us human. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Then, out of nowhere, the parrot swoops down, his wings wide, and he grabs me, his talons digging into the ridges and convolutions of my gray matter. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z And the three pounds of gray matter he carried around in his skull served him well in the classroom. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As I say, it keeps the old gray matter ticking and it keeps the old gray mare on her feet. Carol Burnett talks showbiz’s evolution, gut instinct and what TV shows she’d binge on 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z The upside is that this frees a lot of gray matter for important pursuits like FarmVille and “Real Housewives.” First: The Twitter Trap 2011-05-18T20:53:46Z Remove the claim that he was thinking without a brain, and we’re left with the assertion that his vision was all too incredibly incredible to be the product of stodgy old gray matter alone. Dr. Eben Alexander’s so-called after-life 2012-11-26T16:00:00Z Back in the year 2000, the researchers couldn’t be sure exactly which parts of the frontal lobes were short on gray matter, but later studies clearly pointed to the orbitofrontal cortex. This is your brain on murder: What the mind of a psychopath looks like 2014-03-09T18:30:00Z Haier’s studies also demonstrated how Tetris can affect the plasticity of cortical gray matter, potentially enhancing a person’s memory capacity and promoting motor and cognitive development. Why Tetris Consumed Your Brain 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z In another study, playing Super Mario 64 was observed to yield increases in gray matter in regions of the brain associated with memory, planning and spatial navigation. The End of Reflection 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z And second, after Liv makes an entrée of Sammy’s gray matter, which sadly tastes nothing like fiery Chinese food, she says in voiceover, she mistakenly thinks that Clive is a dirty cop. 'iZombie' recap: Kung fu fighting in 'Live and Let Clive' 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z But instead I stayed silent and watched the uneven motion of the waves, gray matter shaken from the storm. Modern Love: Modern Love - Friends Without Benefits 2013-01-10T20:42:11Z The set of 100 brains included the gray matter of famed clock tower sniper Charles Whitman, who killed 16 people on the university’s campus in 1966. The Black-Market Value of 100 Brains: Less Than One Good Kidney 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Over time, honor eclipses content, and feuds accumulate into an indistinguishable mass of gray matter, like a clothes dryer’s lint drawer. Circa Now: Feuding in 140 Characters 2014-04-25T22:22:54Z I asked one loquacious, evidently knowledgeable viewer if “gray matter” was a colloquialism or a term of science. A Deep Dive Into the Brain, Hand-Drawn by the Father of Neuroscience 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Florida Man: The pound of scrapple has more gray matter. Style Invitational Week 1288: Your results may vary—write a funny disclaimer/warning 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Liv knows, without a doubt, that Blaine is the one who changed her into a chalky monster that can’t even pretend to be human without stuffing her face with gray matter. 'iZombie' recap: Brother, can you spare a brain? 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z “I sometimes think that women can’t cope with too much gray matter,” says Virginia’s condescending doctor. ‘Vita & Virginia’ Review: A Real-Life Affair Made Lifeless 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z In 2016, researchers found that weekly consumption of fish was associated with high volume of gray matter, the dark tissue of the brain that’s in charge of processing information and controlling vision and memory. Perspective | Apples keep you healthy, carrots help your eyes: What science says about such folk remedies 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Though the story takes place in the mid-90s, it could easily have unfolded 40 years earlier: Part of the charm is its evocation of high schoolers using their gray matter, without technology distracting them 24-7. In These Elegant Comics, Love and Darkness Collide 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Bernard-Henri Lévy, France’s most famous public intellectual, also appears intent on not devoting any gray matter to the series. American Expatriates in Paris Wish Emily Cooper Would Go Home 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Learning new names for colors was linked to increased gray matter in the brain, according to one recent study. 5 Health Benefits of Play 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z When Liv chows down on the gray matter of the hit-and-run victim, a pest control expert by day, she learns he moonlighted as a hit man. 'iZombie' recap: It's double trouble for Liv in 'The Exterminator' 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Mainly, he hears one voice – the devil! – and he transfers that psychosis to Liv via his addled gray matter. 'iZombie' recap: The devil and Miss Moore in 'Astroburger' 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z 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 Mid-sentence a brick lodged into my gray matter, in that place where many fine words once roamed. Modern Love: When the Toast Is: ?To Your Health? 2010-05-14T21:53:00Z Also, it keeps the old gray matter ticking. Carol Burnett talks showbiz’s evolution, gut instinct and what TV shows she’d binge on 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z One unlucky victim goes rooting around his own skull for gray matter, which is as close as this movie gets to an indictment of the medical profession. Review: 'Saw X' cuts away most of the fat from a tired series, returning it to its gory glory 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z In other words: exposure to plasticizers before birth could lead to smaller total gray matter in childhood, which in turn could be related to a lower IQ. Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z In adults with mild hearing loss, studies show a decrease in gray matter. Hearing Aids May Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z The nonprofit center, located in a converted warehouse in Boca Raton, Florida, gets its name, in part, from the brain’s nickname: “gray matter.” Florida center says ‘Grey Team’ technology, exercise help veterans overcome PTSD and other ailments 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Here’s how some relatively simple puzzles can illustrate this crucial difference between the ways silicon and gray matter process information. You Can Probably Beat ChatGPT at These Math Brainteasers. Here’s Why 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Two years later, the women who underwent MRI scans for the study were imaged again and researchers found that gray matter loss still remained — except in the hippocampus. It's time to reframe the narrative behind "mommy brain," scientists say 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Children whose mothers had a higher exposure to certain phthalates during pregnancy tend to show smaller total gray matter in their brains at age 10. Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Nick Payne’s play pays tribute to the marvels and terrors of the human brain, employing a restive narrative focus that demands audiences keep their own gray matter on alert. Review | Constellation’s sleek ‘Incognito’ explores the mysteries of the brain 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The findings documented a statistically significant loss of volume limited to cortical gray matter whose depletion could be the source of patient’s impairment. Opinion | Long covid is a mystery, but more research could help us understand it 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Speaking of which: Protect your own gray matter and stay far, far away from La Tolqa. Review | ‘Infinity Pool’? More like dead-on-arrival pool. 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Despite a loss in gray matter, scientists also have observed increases in brain activity in other areas that are important for parenting. It's time to reframe the narrative behind "mommy brain," scientists say 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Moreover, the research team observed that this relationship between exposure to certain phthalates and lower child IQ is partially influenced by total gray matter volumes. Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The soft tissue that made up dinosaurs’ gray matter rotted away eons ago. The T. rex may have been a lot smarter than you thought 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Emerging evidence also finds that exposure to fine particulate matter is correlated with reduced cortical thickness and thinner gray matter in the brain, which may influence information processing, learning and memory. Young kids who breathe polluted air can fall behind in school, study finds 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z All across the brain, these changes are visible in gray matter, the layer of tissue in the brain that is rich with neurons. Fatherhood Changes Men’s Brains, According to Before-and-After MRI Scans 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The results showed that the new mothers had widespread gray matter volume increases, not decreases, in brain regions that are associated with empathy, social cognition, and the ability to multitask. It's time to reframe the narrative behind "mommy brain," scientists say 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z 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 A surgical robot would cut a hole in the skull and slip the electrode threads into the gray matter of the brain, according to Mr. Musk’s 2020 company presentation. Elon Musk Hopes to Test a Brain Implant in Humans Next Year 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The women in both studies showed reductions in gray matter, tissue near the brain’s surface that is composed largely of the cell bodies of neurons and associated cell structures. Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Possibly Promoting Bonding with a Baby 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z We can now see individual bits of gray matter when Ellie brains a guy with an arrow, and blood splatters so detailed it’d make Dexter very, very happy. Check out The Last of Us Part 1 remake’s launch trailer 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z In 2016, a study published in Nature Neuroscience found that gray matter shrunk in the brains of mothers in areas that are involved in processing and responding to social signals. It's time to reframe the narrative behind "mommy brain," scientists say 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The new study estimates that 18% of the total effect of phthalate exposure in pregnancy on children's IQ could be explained by changes in gray matter volumes in both boys and girls. Exposure to plasticizers in pregnancy associated with smaller volumetric measures in the brain and lower IQ in children 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z How does gray matter facilitate communication along the spinal column? Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Changes in gray matter with pregnancy were, again, most prominent in the default mode network. Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Possibly Promoting Bonding with a Baby 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z If you look at someone's eyes and gaze up, the prefrontal cortex would be the blood-rich gray matter right behind their forehead. This is what happens inside your brain when you feel burnt out 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The new mothers had widespread gray matter volume increases, not decreases, in brain regions that are associated with empathy, social cognition, and the ability to multitask. It's time to reframe the narrative behind "mommy brain," scientists say 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The thalamus then sends the sensory information to the cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of gray matter in the brain, where conscious perception of that water temperature begins. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z All myelin sheaths are located in the gray matter, which transmit signals along the brain and spinal cord through the gray matter. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Pregnancy-related gray matter loss generally persisted a year after giving birth, the researchers found. Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Possibly Promoting Bonding with a Baby 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z We are not just gray matter, walking around on a stick. Why Nietzsche's prescient advice can free you from your smartphone addiction 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The long-term effects of covid infection on the brain are not well established, but depression and loss of gray matter have been documented, though we don’t know how serious or common they will be. Opinion | Stop dismissing the risk of long covid 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Between the two posterior horns of gray matter are the posterior columns. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z All synapses are located in the gray matter, which transmit signals along the spinal cord through the gray matter. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z One exception was in the hippocampus, a memory structure, whose gray matter tended to increase in volume during this period, paralleling a cognitive recovery that studies have shown takes place over two years. Pregnancy Changes the Brain, Possibly Promoting Bonding with a Baby 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z They found that gray matter in key areas, mostly related to smell, was shrunken, and there was a higher-than-expected number of abnormalities in the tissue. How covid brain fog may overlap with ‘chemo brain’ and Alzheimer’s 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z For instance, the A.B.C.D. study looks, among other things, at whether thickness of the brain’s gray matter can be correlated to mental health and problem-solving ability. Brain-Imaging Studies Hampered by Small Data Sets, Study Finds 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Between the two anterior horns, and bounded by the axons of motor neurons emerging from that gray matter area, are the anterior columns. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z All dendrites are located in the gray matter, which transmit signals along the spinal cord through the gray matter. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In the post-infection scans of those who tested positive, researchers found that patients had more gray matter shrinkage — particularly the parts of the brain that are linked to smell. Even a mild COVID-19 infection can shrink your brain, study finds 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z COVID-19 may cause greater loss of gray matter and tissue damage in the brain than naturally occurs in people who have not been infected with the virus, a large new study finds. COVID may cause changes in the brain, new study finds 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z In studies, active people generally sport more gray matter in many parts of their brains than sedentary people. Exercise Can Build Up Your Brain. Air Pollution May Negate Those Benefits. 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z The reticulospinal tract connects the reticular system, a diffuse region of gray matter in the brain stem, with the spinal cord. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z 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 At least one previous study found an increase in the brain’s gray matter volume after cataract surgery. Cataract Surgery May Reduce Your Dementia Risk 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z With normal aging, people lose a tiny fraction of gray matter each year. COVID may cause changes in the brain, new study finds 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z 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 White matter and gray matter are not types of nervous tissue, but indications of different specializations within the nervous tissue. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Motor neurons have cell bodies in the ventral gray matter of the spinal cord that project to muscle through the ventral root. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A 2017 study published in Nature Neuroscience found there is a decrease in gray matter in the area of moms’ brains that is responsible for social cognition. Is there really such a thing as ‘mommy brain’? 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z You don’t need brain-training games or unusual new hobbies to keep your gray matter sharp. Four smart ways to keep your brain in tiptop shape 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z And it slows in older people as their organs shrink and they lose gray matter in their brains. Little kids burn so much energy, they’re like a different species, study finds 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z The cerebral cortex is the thin layer of gray matter on the outside of the cerebrum. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The somas of motor neurons are found in the ventral portion of the gray matter of the spinal cord. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z But experts aren’t sure what this reduction in gray matter means. Is there really such a thing as ‘mommy brain’? 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z These past studies of brain plasticity generally focused on gray matter, though, which contains the celebrated little gray cells, or neurons, that permit and create thoughts and memories. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Alternatively, they may insert needlelike electrodes into the brain's gray matter to probe its function. Electrodes That Stimulate the Brain Reveal the Roots of Conscious Experience 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Those fibers are axons that project from the gray matter of the pons into the contralateral cerebellar cortex. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z All synapses are located in the gray matter, which transmit signals along the brain and spinal cord through the gray matter. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The study subjects with the largest gray matter shrinkage also tended to have the highest levels of maternal bonding. Is there really such a thing as ‘mommy brain’? 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z “It’s been like the ugly, neglected stepsister” of gray matter, she says, ignored and misjudged. How Walking Can Build Up the Brain 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z The quantity and complexity of the mental work expected of successful students and professionals have mounted; we’ve responded by pushing ever harder on that lump of gray matter in our heads. Opinion | How to Think Outside Your Brain 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The upper motor neuron has its cell body in the cerebral cortex and synapses on a cell in the gray matter of the spinal cord. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z First were infarctions, dead tissue surrounding blocked blood vessels, found in the brain’s gray matter. Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Dads’ brains were also looked at in the 2017 gray matter study, and the authors found they did not have the same changes as new mothers. Is there really such a thing as ‘mommy brain’? 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Neuroimaging suggested that these women had extra gray matter in certain areas of their brains, hinting that the primal mother-daughter relationship may be etched in the architecture of our maternal brains. Opinion | Whale Mothers Need Their Moms. So Do I. 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z It contains a tremendous number of plant options and eliminates the need to strain what is left of our gray matter after a horrendous year. When you miss gardening, turn to these books for comfort and inspiration 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z The lower motor neuron is that cell in the gray matter of the spinal cord and its axon extends into the periphery where it synapses with a skeletal muscle in a neuromuscular junction. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The volume of gray matter, or neural cell bodies, making up the anterior cingulate cortex, an area that helps detect errors and resolve conflicts, tends to be larger in liberals. Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z In other words, Bush had no intelligent answer to offer, so he fell back on invoking the Bible merely to avoid using his gray matter to formulate a semi-reasonable response. What are the true goals of QAnon? It's the 21st century's ultimate catfish scheme 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Tatiana Mitra, an artist based in New York, and her husband, Partha Mitra — a physicist and neuroscientist — studied gray matter from humans, octopi, zebra finches, mice and turtles to create gigapixel photographs and ink drawings. Perfect the Art of Pickling and Ponder a Night of Poetry 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z 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 How do the imaging techniques shown in this game indicate the separation of white and gray matter compared with the freshly dissected tissue shown earlier? Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z They found that the volume of gray matter in the amygdala is linked to the tendency to perceive the social system as legitimate and desirable. Conservative and Liberal Brains Might Have Some Real Differences 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z These are clear and unequivocal presidential endorsements for violating stay-at-home orders, and anyone with functioning gray matter knows it. Dr. Trump's crazypants new plan: A fast reopen, lots more death and he wins anyway 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Neuroscientist Bogdan Draganski, currently at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and his colleagues witnessed increases in the volume of gray matter in medical students’ brains after they studied for an examination. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z The New York Post reported, “Democratic presidential candidate and billionaire media mogul Michael Bloomberg suggested during a 2016 talk that farming and factory work require less ‘gray matter’ than modern technology jobs.” Democratic whining and identity politics 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The folding of the cortex maximizes the amount of gray matter in the cranial cavity. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z He contrasted that with the information industry, where he said, “You have to have a different skill set, you have to have a lot more gray matter.” Bloomberg’s long record of vulgar comments haunting presidential bid 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg once said that farming and factory jobs don’t require much gray matter, as opposed to information-era jobs. Michael Bloomberg belittles farming, factory jobs as having less ‘gray matter’ in video 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z Consciousness arises from the cerebral cortex, the three-millimeter-thick outer layer of the human brain, so this gray matter layer is where most researchers expected to find learning-induced modifications. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z It’s a rare but serious condition that affects the nervous system, specifically the gray matter of the spinal cord, which weakens the body’s muscles and reflexes. Ohio teen struck by rare 'polio-like' illness left paralyzed from waist down 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z 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 The results concluded that cardiorespiratory exercise might decelerate a decline in gray matter. Exercise stops your brain from shrinking, researchers say 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z And there was a third abnormality, a “rough” area of gray matter. Opinion | I Had a Late-Term Abortion. I Am Not a Monster. 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z If information processing and learning arise from the strengthening of synaptic connections between neurons in gray matter, why does learning affect the brain’s subsurface cabling? The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z Since the brain is the organ of behavior, results of selection pressure for companionship or hunting or guarding the homestead should be written in the gray matter. Canine MRIs Sniff Out How Human Preferences Shaped Dogs’ Hallmark Traits 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z 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 AFM is a serious illness that affects the nervous system, specifically, the gray matter of the spinal cord. A polio-like virus spreading in the U.S. is paralyzing children 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z These days, however, VR seems more likely to help our gray matter. Virtual Reality Might Be the Next Big Thing for Mental Health 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Many different cellular changes could expand gray matter volume, including the birth of new neurons and of nonneuronal cells called glia. The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z They found that higher blood pressure readings were directly correlated with lower gray matter volume in several parts of the brain. Even Modest Blood Pressure Elevation in Young Adults May Take a Toll on the Brain 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z The tegmentum is continuous with the gray matter of the rest of the brain stem. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Brain volume, or gray matter, controls discipline, sensory perception and muscle control. Study finds link between big bellies and shrinking brains 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z AFM primarily impacts the central nervous system, “specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak,” the health agency says online. South Dakota confirms first case of 'polio-like' illness that can cause paralysis 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Compared with a computer, our gray matter chugs along very slowly—but on many parallel levels. The Brain's Autopilot Mechanism Steers Consciousness 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z “You see a thickening of the gray matter. You see a shrinking of the amygdala which is responsible for the flight or fight response.” How some Lakers are using meditation to elevate their game 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z 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 Bilingual experience makes gray matter denser, so you have more cells. Speaking two languages may help the aging brain 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z It primarily impacts the central nervous system, “specifically the area of the spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak,” the health agency says online. Cases of ‘polio-like’ illness that’s paralyzing children appears to have ‘peaked,’ CDC says 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z AFM causes inflammation of the nervous system, particularly the gray matter of the spinal cord, which results in weakening muscles in usually one or more arms and legs. Another Burst of Polio-Like Cases in Children Alarms Doctors 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z AFM impacts “the area of spinal cord called gray matter, which causes the muscles and reflexes in the body to become weak,” the CDC says. 'Polio-like' illness cases investigated by CDC: Should you be concerned? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z A diffuse region of gray matter throughout the brain stem, known as the reticular formation, is related to sleep and wakefulness, such as general brain activity and attention. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z First of all, we see increases in gray matter volume. Speaking two languages may help the aging brain 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z The condition affects the area in the spinal cord called the gray matter and weakens muscles and reflexes. Mysterious paralyzing illness leaves Washington families reeling 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z One such quirk has already been discovered, by the neuroscientist Sophie Scott: an extra loop of gray matter, present from birth, in the auditory cortex of some phoneticians. The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Anyone with functioning gray matter knows “collusion” is a colloquial term, coined to avoid too much legalese. Donald Trump throws his eldest son under the bus: And yes, this “collusion” could be criminal 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z As shown in Figure 13.14, the gray matter is subdivided into regions that are referred to as horns. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z It is situated in the brain stem, a hard-to-reach, tube-shaped mass of gray matter at the top of the spinal cord, which functions as the conduit for communication between the brain and the body. The Neuroscience of Pain 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z This additional factor is found in the gray matter making up the celebrated cerebral cortex, the outer surface of the brain. What Is Consciousness? 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Some studies suggest that mindfulness meditation may increase gray matter density in the hippocampus, a brain region essential to memory. Mindfulness meditation is huge, but science isn’t sure how, or whether, it works 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Although the exact cellular underpinnings of gray matter and cortical thickness measures are still under investigation, increases in these metrics consistently correlate with enhanced cognitive function. A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z 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 The study found that the overall mass of one’s gray matter is not what’s important. Which animals are smartest: Dogs, cats, or ... raccoons? 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z “The meat comes in these bags filled with gray matter,” he said. Students raise cattle, veggies used in school lunches 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Another is that blood markers of inflammation, perhaps driven by a mix of genetics and external risk factors, may both boost risk and predict that gray matter loss. Scientists are learning to predict psychosis years in advance—and possibly prevent it 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Does the pandits’ substantial increase in the gray matter of critical verbal memory organs mean they are less prone to devastating memory pathologies such as Alzheimer's? A Neuroscientist Explores the "Sanskrit Effect" 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z The name “spinothalamic” comes from this second neuron, which has its cell body in the spinal cord gray matter and connects to the thalamus. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z By contrast, children sent to foster care at later ages had less gray matter and their brains looked more like those of children still in orphanages. How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child’s brain 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Donning a virtual-reality headset, the 64-year-old works through thickets of digital blood vessels in a precise computer simulation of a patient’s gray matter before he cuts into... Virtual Reality Finally Catches On—With Businesses 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z 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 “The most intuitive is that losing gray matter is not beneficial, that later on there may be negative consequences.” Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Ways That May Help Mothering 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z 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 Additionally, it’s interesting to note new fathers did not undergo losses of gray matter, which the researchers believe to be attributed to women’s brains becoming specialized for motherhood. Having a baby changes mom’s mind forever, the workplace needs to adapt 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z For the new moms, further imaging tests showed that the brain regions where they lost gray matter overlapped with ones that “lit up” when the women watched images of their own babies. How Pregnancy Changes Your Brain to Make You a Better Mom 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The gray matter in certain areas shrunk in size after pregnancy, a phenomenon known as “gray matter pruning.” Pregnancy changes the brain for as long as two years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The results were remarkable: loss of gray matter in several brain areas involved in a process called social cognition or “theory of mind,” the ability to register and consider how other people perceive things. Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Ways That May Help Mothering 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z 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 In the 11 places, the MRI data indicate reductions in volume of the brain’s gray matter, but it’s not clear what that means. Brain changes seen in pregnancy, may help preparing for baby 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Thankfully, the loss of gray matter did not appear to be associated with any cognitive defects or changes in memory for the new moms. How Pregnancy Changes Your Brain to Make You a Better Mom 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The MRI study showed changes in gray matter, the outer layer of the brain that contains the cell bodies of neurons. Pregnancy changes the brain for as long as two years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Only the pregnant women showed gray matter reduction, thinning and changes in the surface area of the cortex in areas related to social cognition. Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Ways That May Help Mothering 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z 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 She notes that a similar decline in gray matter volume occurs during adolescence, when neural networks are fine-tuned for more efficiency and more specialized functions. Pregnancy can resculpt women’s brains for up to 2 years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Both groups showed increases in most gray matter regions of the brain, including the temporal lobe, which supports short-term memory. This Type of Exercise Can Make Your Brain Healthier 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The gray matter contains many interconnections among neurons, and during pruning, the most important connections are strengthened and the others are left to wither. Pregnancy changes the brain for as long as two years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The degree of changes in the mothers’ gray matter volume predicted the degree of hostility and attachment, Dr. Hoekzema said. Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Ways That May Help Mothering 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z In the PNS, ganglia are basically gray matter and nerves are white matter. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z Then, they used computer-based analyses to measure changes in gray matter volume. Pregnancy can resculpt women’s brains for up to 2 years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z It also revealed tiny branching tubes running through the outside of the rock into a secondary layer that was folded and pitted — just like the gray matter of the cortex. The world’s first fossilized dinosaur brain may have been found 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The brain images, they said, revealed “the strongest neural activity in response to the women's babies corresponded to regions that lost gray matter volume across pregnancy.” Pregnancy changes the brain for as long as two years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Experts said more research was required, involving more women and clearer assessments of social cognition to substantiate whether gray matter loss is truly linked to “theory of mind” and improved mothering skills. Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Ways That May Help Mothering 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z This thin, extensive region of wrinkled gray matter is responsible for the higher functions of the nervous system. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The findings showed highly consistent gray matter volume losses in the mothers and not in the other groups, the team reports today in Nature Neuroscience. Pregnancy can resculpt women’s brains for up to 2 years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z “Acute flaccid” for the sudden and total paralysis and “myelitis” for an injury to part of the spinal cord involved in muscle movement, called the gray matter. Hundreds of American kids are suddenly paralyzed, and doctors still don’t know why 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z The researchers noted that gray matter also is pruned during adolescence, when a spectrum of emotional, cognitive and behavioral neural changes begin to fine tune the teenage brain. Pregnancy changes the brain for as long as two years 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z During another period of roiling hormonal change — adolescence — gray matter decreases in several brain regions that are believed to provide fine-tuning for the social, emotional and cognitive territory of being a teenager. Pregnancy Changes the Brain in Ways That May Help Mothering 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Extensive folding in the cerebral cortex enables more gray matter to fit into this limited space. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z So he has some gray matter to work with. Do grilled-cheese lovers have better sex? This wonk will tell you the answer. 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Memory, it was believed, was distributed throughout a person’s gray matter. The man who lost his memory but gave much to neuroscience 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z Research suggests that learning a new physical skill in adulthood, like a new sport, may lead to an increase in the volume of gray matter in parts of our brains related to movement control. Challenge No. 7: Try a New Sport or Craft 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Up until now, that method was largely dependent on comparing the complex folding patterns in gray matter. Researchers just doubled what we know about the map of the human brain 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z If the gray matter of the cortex were peeled off of the cerebrum and laid out flat, its surface area would be roughly equal to one square meter. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z They called it the “Gray Team” — partly a play on gray matter and partly because the men were mostly in their 40s and going gray. What If PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological? 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z 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 White matter fibers carry nerve impulses and connect different brain regions to each other, while gray matter is the outer layer of the brain. Harmful Artery-Stiffening Seen in Healthy 40-Year-Olds 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Few of us spend all day every day navigating, however, as cabbies do, and Maguire doubts that our GPS use is extreme enough to transform our gray matter. The Secrets of the Wave Pilots 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The target of the upper motor neuron is the dendrites of the lower motor neuron in the gray matter of the spinal cord. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z "Any type of physical activity that burns calories -- from jogging to gardening to walking to dancing -- is associated with more gray matter in the brain," said lead researcher Dr. Cyrus Raji. Even Gardening or Dancing Might Cut Alzheimer's Risk 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z 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 cerebral cortex is the outer layer of the brain -- also called gray matter, according to the U.S. Earthquake Survivors With PTSD Show Brain Differences 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Liv bakes up a rather tasty-looking pizza with Leslie’s gray matter and immediately turns into the most optimistic goth gal around. 'iZombie' recap: 'Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind' 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z 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 The study doesn't prove a direct cause-and-effect relationship between aerobic activity and gray matter growth, one expert noted. Even Gardening or Dancing Might Cut Alzheimer's Risk 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z What are the aural equivalents of a human face or a human leg — sounds or sound elements so essential the brain assigns a bit of gray matter to the task of detecting them? New Ways Into the Brain’s ‘Music Room’ 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z WATCH: In images that one researcher likens to a “Google Map” for brains, a deep dive into a mouse’s gray matter shows how its smallest parts communicate, driving the much larger machine of its body. Your Brain Is Hardwired to Snap 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z These toxins damaged troops' nervous and immune systems, and reduced the amount of white and gray matter in veterans' brains, said study leader Roberta White in a news release from the university. Study: Causes of Gulf War Illness Pinpointed 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The dorsal, or posterior, horns of the gray matter are mainly devoted to sensory functions whereas the ventral, or anterior, and lateral horns are associated with motor functions. Anatomy and Physiology 2013-06-19T00:00:00Z The result is an abnormal loss of gray matter. Scientists open the ‘black box’ of schizophrenia with dramatic genetic discovery 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z “The early experience of depressive symptoms was the factor that predicted the alteration in gray matter development, even when we controlled for other things that predict that development, like socio-economic status,” says Luby. Depression in Preschool Changes the Brain, Study Shows 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z In her quest to keep her aging gray matter youthful, Ms. Marx looks at the research, goes for a brain scan, and samples purported memory-boosting programs, puzzles and exercises. The Best Books of 2015 on Retirement Living 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z This time, it's cerebral: "The Brain With David Eagleman" is a new six-part series all about that big blob of gray matter between your ears. TV This Week Oct. 11 - 17: 'Still Alice' on Starz 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z Tanner explained that it's not only gray matter that's important for memory. Researchers Explore Memory Problems Related to Parkinson's 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The scientists also discovered differences in the gray matter in different parts of the brain between girls and boys among those with autism and more severe repetitive symptoms. Autism Behaviors May Differ in Boys and Girls 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z The reduced amount of brain tissue became apparent within a few weeks after the start of chemoradiation and was primarily seen in gray matter. Treatments for Brain Cancer Take Heavy Toll on the Brain 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z 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 They did not find differences between children from middle class and affluent families but those only 50 percent above the poverty line showed gray matter volumes 3 to 4 percent below the norm. Poverty Disturbs Children's Brain Development and Academic Performance 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Those in families living below the federal poverty level fared even worse, with 8 percent to 10 percent less gray matter in those same brain regions. Poverty May Hinder Kids' Brain Development, Study Says 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Exactly why these changes are occurring in the brain's gray matter volume in women still isn't clear, the study authors noted. Meth, Coke Addiction May Affect Brains of Women More Than Men 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z The folding in the mammalian brain serves to increase the total area of the cortex, the outer layer of gray matter where the neurons reside. Your brain is like a wad of paper 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z But the gray matter needed to create thinkers like Einstein and Edison Edison requires more than steely instinct. Why Dinosaurs Would Have Never Built Spaceships 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z In one study, children whose mothers were highly anxious when they were 19 weeks pregnant showed reduced gray matter at ages 6 to 9. The Secret Sadness of Pregnancy With Depression 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Changes in gray matter occurred in more limited areas, she added. White Matter Damage in Brain May Help Spot Early Alzheimer's 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Compared to the women in the control group and the men in the study, the previously dependent women had less gray matter volume, according to the brain scans. Meth, Coke Addiction May Affect Brains of Women More Than Men 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z 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 A little Brain Science 101: Human gray matter contains around 86 billion neurons, a type of cell that essentially talks to other cells in the brain through electrochemical processes. The Great Pot Experiment 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z The researchers also used MRI scans to measure the volume of "gray matter" in the study participants' brains. Brain Scans Give Clues to Link Between Alzheimer's, Down Syndrome 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z 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 The realization that regions of Molaison’s brain had specific functions lent support to the “modular” model of cognition, which sees our tangled gray matter as a tidy collection of specialized processors. An Artist with Amnesia 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z The volume of gray matter declined steadily over the entire period in most brain regions. Science Debunks Midlife Myths 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Scans of the psychopaths’ brains looked different from both non-psychopathic criminals and non-offenders, showing noticeable abnormalities in their white and gray matter—both of which are involved with connecting brain regions. Violent Psychopaths Don't Register Punishment, Study Says 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z “I’m on their side, in that consequences are highly unlikely. But to say that there’s no genetically modified DNA that might get into a human, that’s kind of a gray matter,” said Lounibos. Millions of GMO insects could be released in Florida Keys 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z “I’m on their side, in that consequences are highly unlikely. But to say that there’s no genetically modified DNA that might get into a human, that’s kind of a gray matter.” Millions of GMO insects could be set loose in Florida Keys 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Other research shows that playing Tetris may increase gray matter in the brain. 17 Ways to Age-Proof Your Brain 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Other research found more gray matter in the frontal, temporal, and parietal cortexes of the brains of more physically fit people. This is Your Brain on Exercise 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z But it’s good, clean, numeric fun and a nice workout for your gray matter when you need it. Divide, add, conquer this math game: Noda game review 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z They found that intense stress actually reduces the volume of gray matter in the areas of the brain responsible for self-control. How Successful People Handle Stress 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The researchers also found in M.E./C.F.S. patients a thickening of the gray matter at the two points of the right hemisphere connected by this particular neural tract. Brains of People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Offer Clues About Disorder 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z It is a thin, irregular sheet of cells, tucked below the neocortex, the gray matter that allows us to see, hear, reason, think and remember. Neuronal "Superhub" Might Generate Consciousness 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z They found that participants with higher gray matter volume in this region exhibited less risk aversion. Is The Era Of The Neuromanager Upon Us? 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Scientists found the difference in gray matter density in the anterior cingulate cortex, which plays a major role in a number of thought processes and emotional control. Can Media Multitasking Alter Your Brain? 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z After mapping the connections researchers found that when more serotonin was present in the gray matter it meant a decrease in the brain’s functional connectivity. Study Finds Antidepressants Change Brain Connectivity in Just a Few Hours 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z 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 Using magnetic resonance imaging, scientists mapped the gray matter in the brains of 25 macaques who occupied a variety of spots in their social hierarchies. Social Status Changes Monkey Brains, Study Says 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 Eating fish is linked to more gray matter in the part of the brain that controls memory, according to a new study. Eating Fish Makes Your Brain Healthier, Study Says 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z To conduct the study, researchers compared connections in the brain’s gray matter of patients who took antidepressants and those who did not, the Times reports. Study Finds Antidepressants Change Brain Connectivity in Just a Few Hours 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z It’s possible to be swept away by the fun in all that, but only if you’re capable of silencing the messages bubbling through your own gray matter and ignoring the inevitable questions. ‘Lucy’ movie review: Scarlett Johansson’s powerful mind, unlocked and ready to kill Driverless vehicles with software rather than gray matter doing the reacting. The Self-Lubricating Economy Has Us Stuck 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z These infants also exhibited more immature gyral folding, which is the folding of the gray matter that increases the brain's surface area. Scans Show Even 'Late' Preemies Have Brain Differences 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z 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 But Ms. Eden’s research indicates that this disparity in gray matter, like dyslexics’ visual deficits, is caused by less experience with reading. Reading Experience May Change the Brains of Dyslexic Students 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Three pounds of gray matter is the source of all wonders. Roger Housden/column: In the spiritual supermarket 2014-03-28T20:00:22Z Using MRI scans, Villemure detected more gray matter—brain cells—in certain brain areas in people who regularly practiced yoga, as compared with control subjects. How Yoga Changes the Brain 2014-03-15T12:00:00Z In their study, sleep was associated with the amount of gray matter in the brain's frontal lobe in particular. Study ties troubled sleep to lower brain volume 2014-03-07T19:03:49Z The psychological impact of splitting our memories equally between the Internet and the brain's gray matter points to a lingering irony. The Internet Has Become the External Hard Drive for Our Memories 2013-12-09T15:00:00Z The cerebral cortex is the brain's outermost layer made of gray matter that forms the organ's characteristic folds. Thicker brain sections tied to spirituality: study 2013-12-30T19:14:25Z According to Garr, these are the world’s first intraspinal injections, directly into the gray matter, not the spinal cavity or spinal fluid. A Closer Look At Neuralstem's ALS Treatment 2013-11-21T16:10:00Z Scientists at Rutgers University in Newark tried a new approach to look into the gray matter of MS patients. Focus Shifts to Gray Matter in Search for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis 2013-09-19T16:45:00.723Z The researchers found participants who reported poor quality sleep overall had less frontal lobe gray matter than vets who reported sleeping relatively well. Study ties troubled sleep to lower brain volume 2014-03-07T19:03:49Z A male mentor is never expected to waste valuable time and gray matter to even hear, let alone tolerate, tales of personal woe. The Iron Madonna or: Kicking Ass While Female 2013-08-19T00:45:04.687Z In 2011, a Harvard study showed that mindfulness is linked to increased gray matter density in certain cortical areas, including the prefrontal cortex and regions involved in self-referential thoughts and emotion regulation. How Yoga Might Save The U.S. Trillions Of Dollars, And A Lot of Lives 2013-07-24T15:56:00Z The surgeon extracted two slivers of gray matter from either side of his brain, including his hippocampus, which, at the time, no one knew was the center of memory consolidation. MIND Reviews: Permanent Present Tense 2013-07-20T18:15:00.607Z For now, Schutzer plans to collect more CSF samples from MS sufferers to gain a deeper understanding of the role gray matter might play. Focus Shifts to Gray Matter in Search for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis 2013-09-19T16:45:00.723Z Does flexing the old gray matter somehow buffer against age-related intellectual impairment? Brain Exercise Benefits At Any Age 2013-07-17T20:45:00.887Z The effect seems to be more noticeable in older people, which is especially good news because it’s the reverse of what typically happens as we age—gray matter usually becomes thinner. Breathing and Your Brain: Five Reasons to Grab the Controls 2013-05-14T04:19:12Z There was also no link between total dietary antioxidants and white or gray matter volume in the brain, according to scans done on 462 of the participants. Antioxidants may not ward off strokes, dementia 2013-02-20T21:16:36Z While the nonaddicts shared a penchant for risk-taking behavior, the increased gray matter seemed to help them resist addiction by exerting more self-control and making more advantageous decisions. Observatory: Brain Shape May Play Role in Cocaine Addiction 2013-02-04T19:41:03Z Symptoms associated with dysfunctions in gray matter are less obvious, such as the loss of an IQ point. Focus Shifts to Gray Matter in Search for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis 2013-09-19T16:45:00.723Z My father the doctor never said, nor did he ever mention, that it was his father's gray matter floating in that pool of formaldehyde. Well: Waiting for Alzheimer's to Begin 2013-01-31T05:01:34Z They found the density of gray matter on the MRI scans correlated with the protein results. Brain scan can sort dementia by type 2012-12-27T01:45:28Z Dr. Fox emphasized that seeing less gray matter so early was so novel that it should be treated cautiously unless other studies find a similar result. Alzheimer’s Precursors Founds at Earlier Age 2012-11-12T21:44:18Z Both London taxi drivers and professional piano tuners show increases in gray matter in areas of the brain associated with the skills needed for their professions. Is Homosexuality a Choice? 2012-10-20T01:15:03.373Z The second hypothesis suggests that MS begins in the gray matter, which affects thinking and learning. Focus Shifts to Gray Matter in Search for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis 2013-09-19T16:45:00.723Z Waiting for the Forgetting to Begin My gray matter might be waning. Well: Waiting for Alzheimer's to Begin 2013-01-31T05:01:34Z Russia is not quite oppressed, but not quite free either—stuck between the Renaissance and the cuckoo clock, in the gray matter of Putinism. Tsar of the Intelligentsia 2012-10-15T05:00:00Z To a layperson’s eye, it may just look like a whole bunch of gray matter, but it is a chance to get an up-close look at an important if slightly gross piece of history. An app lets users study Einstein’s brain; magazine explores longevity research 2012-10-01T19:27:00Z The size of the increase in gray matter correlates with the numbers of years of experience. Is Homosexuality a Choice? 2012-10-20T01:15:03.373Z Now, new evidence lends support to the less-favored gray matter hypothesis. Focus Shifts to Gray Matter in Search for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis 2013-09-19T16:45:00.723Z The neocortex is the most recently evolved part of the cerebral cortex, the folded layers of neurons that constitute the proverbial gray matter. Safely Switching Consciousness Off and On Again 2012-09-20T11:15:05.657Z Similarly, a 2009 Massachusetts General Hospital study involving before-and-after MRI brain scans showed the program reduced the gray matter density in the amygdala, which correlated with participants feeling less stressed. Stressed Out? Try Mindfulness Meditation 2012-09-18T14:40:00Z Neural and glial cells, often called the gray matter, begin to shrink as well, but more slowly. Mind games: Mental exercises are key to better brain function 2012-07-04T05:20:05Z In one experiment, elderly subjects showed increases in gray matter in certain parts of their brains after they were taught to juggle. Is Homosexuality a Choice? 2012-10-20T01:15:03.373Z Although the findings suggest a new window into the disease, further progress in gray matter–targeted therapies might not happen for awhile. Focus Shifts to Gray Matter in Search for the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis 2013-09-19T16:45:00.723Z 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 As Tara Parker-Pope reported in The New York Times, Italian researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to discover that climbers showed a reduction in both white and gray matter in the brain. Global Athlete: Elation and Heartbreak on the Mountaintop 2012-06-15T15:07:21Z These results might explain why so many early counting studies that only sampled cortical gray matter found a roughly 1:1 or slightly higher glia to neuron ratio. Know Your Neurons: What is the Ratio of Glia to Neurons in the Brain? 2012-06-13T15:45:02.603Z The three that we hire against are trust, professionalism and gray matter — as in, how smart are you? | Chris Barbin: Chris Barbin of Appirio, on Boiling Down Answers 2012-05-20T03:10:05Z Cocaine users lost much more gray matter in the prefrontal and temporal regions—which help control memory, decision-making and attention—than non-users did. Cocaine Habit Ages Brain Prematurely 2012-04-24T15:45:02.577Z I'm keen about the gray matter I've got, and by the Lord Harry, I'm going to keep it. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z He may be a powerful football player, but there is something wrong with his gray matter. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z He studied and used up lots of gray matter and even chewed up a pencil or two. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Yet rather than work their gray matter a little, they get hurt. Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention 2012-02-02T03:04:35.040Z “As we age we all lose gray matter,” Karen Ersche of the Behavioral and Clinical Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cambridge and co-author of the new study, said in a prepared statement. Cocaine Habit Ages Brain Prematurely 2012-04-24T15:45:02.577Z In a recent study at Yale, scientists found that stressful events appeared to cause gray matter — the brain tissue that contains dendrites, which transfer information between brain cells — to shrink. Fear dementia? Your diet, weight more important than genes, say experts 2012-01-30T15:34:04Z When it comes to the gray area of the gray matter of the brain, it's far more complicated. Hillenmeyer up against the NFL 2012-01-28T21:31:00Z A few researchers have instead tapped into much older brain collections, especially for anatomical studies, such as measuring the relative size of white and gray matter or counting neurons. Shelf-Preservation: Researchers Tap Century-Old Brain Tissue for Clues to Mental Illness 2012-01-09T12:45:05.777Z Doubtless he has more gray matter, more Christian charity, and more horse sense than could be collectively assembled by all the petty officials at Gallivancia. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Journalists, under orders from the CIA, are systematically replacing your gray matter with an absorbent gel, some say I’ll admit it: I once was a journalist. The Media Is Eating Your Brains 2011-12-06T13:00:03Z These people showed a significant loss of gray matter compared with both middle-aged subjects and the super agers. For Super Agers, Bodies Age As Brains Stay Young 2011-11-16T19:45:02.437Z If it is not too great a waste of gray matter, or too violent a cerebration for you, just try to listen to me for a moment.” 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z Therefore, it should not be surprising that the zombie brain would look and function differently than the gray matter contained in your skull. Explaining the Neuroscience of the Zombie Epidemic 2011-10-23T19:14:44Z In teens whose verbal IQ scores had increased, for example, the scans showed increased gray matter density in a region of the brain activated by speech. IQ Is Not Fixed in the Teenage Brain 2011-10-19T18:00:00Z The increased prevalence of ImPACT reflects growing public unease about the state of our kids’ gray matter. Concussion testing for student athletes is common, but some question its worth 2011-10-17T20:13:52Z “And that shows that you have more gray matter than some of your colleagues.” The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Our muscles rested, but the signals sent over the gastric nerve kept the gray matter busy. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Unlike functional MRI, which visualizes “voxels” of active gray matter containing upward of one million neurons, this method homes in on individual cells. An On-Off Switch for Sex and Violence 2011-07-26T13:45:00.237Z 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 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 It is a great saving of gray matter, and of money, too, and more important still, it sets men free. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z The flesh proved loyal to the gray matter only while mental entertainment was encouraged. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Every bit of gray matter in my brain is devoting its strength to the immediate task. The Whole Armour of God 2011-07-12T02:00:30.060Z We cannot silently love without disturbing the gray matter. What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul 2011-07-03T02:00:08.347Z 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 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 In successive stages every phase of life appeared and was minutely examined; every hidden recess of gray matter was opened to interpret the biographies of self-analysis. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z They are found only in the neighborhood of the capillaries of the gray matter and they send one or more firm prolongations to the outer surface of the endothelium of the blood vessels. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z In this older study a different research group found changes in gray matter in brain regions of Internet addicts. High Wired: Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain? 2011-06-17T16:45:00.530Z Yes, sir, it pays to have eyes in your head, and some gray matter in your brain, if I do say it myself that oughtn't. The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico 2011-05-02T02:00:18.793Z Besides, this gray matter has been analyzed and its constituent elements ascertained; none of these elements in its simplest form show any trace of this power. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z And they found a noticeable increase in gray matter volume in the regions known to be related to color vision and perception. Adult Brain Shows Learning Changes Fast 2011-04-04T19:45:01.020Z The neuroglia cells of the gray matter present a very special and highly characteristic appearance. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z Brain drain One set of images focused on gray matter at the brain's wrinkled surface, or cortex, where processing of speech, memory, motor control, emotion, sensory and other information occurs. High Wired: Does Addictive Internet Use Restructure the Brain? 2011-06-17T16:45:00.530Z This alteration permits them to insert tiny wires straight into the gray matter. Being John Malkovich: Personal Control of Individual Brain Cells 2011-04-04T14:15:04.497Z But it is said that soul-qualities are the active manifestations of gray matter in the human brain. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z I haven’t wasted an atom of my gray matter on ‘lowering lunacy’ or ‘agate plot’ or ‘mizzling mystery.’ The Dreamers A Club 2011-02-25T03:01:06.720Z Well, he hasn’t much gray matter in here, but just the same that fellow makes as much in three months as I get for a whole lousy year. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z M.R.I. brain scans taken before and after the participants’ meditation regimen found increased gray matter in the hippocampus, an area important for learning and memory. Well: How Meditation May Change the Brain 2011-01-28T15:29:05Z The cognitive scientists extracted a measure of variability of introspection and discovered that this measure correlated with variability in gray matter volume in the right anterior prefrontal cortex. Think Different: How Perception Reveals Brain Differences 2011-01-24T14:15:02.497Z Again, take the case of a strong and healthy man suddenly killed by a bullet penetrating both ventricles of the heart; this gray matter exists intact in the brain immediately after the extinction of life. Memoirs of Orange Jacobs 2011-05-01T02:00:10.143Z Here H. T. Arnold, W. F. Kimmel, Frank Burgess, the writer, and Stephen Fleharty exercised their gray matter by grinding out of their exuberant and sometimes lurid imaginations original local items and weighty editorials. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Ladykin, on the contrary, had "gray matter" that jumped like a squirrel in its cage, and fled hither and yon, and turned somersaults, and leaped through hoops, and was altogether alert beyond description. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Understanding what the increased density of gray matter really means is still, well, a gray area. Well: How Meditation May Change the Brain 2011-01-28T15:29:05Z Here the scientists correlated the width of the cortical sheet—the thickness of its gray matter—with how long each stable percept lasts before it switches. Think Different: How Perception Reveals Brain Differences 2011-01-24T14:15:02.497Z There are perhaps fewer convolutions in his gray matter than in ours, that is all. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Nutrition in foods is a quality which needs but little expenditure of gray matter if one does not attempt to live a long period on an unvaried line. Woodcraft 2010-12-30T03:00:30.337Z Countless molecular alterations have been wrought in the structure of sundry nerves and muscles, especially in the gray matter of sundry ganglia, or nerve-centres. Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z The images also showed a reduction of gray matter in the amygdala, a region connected to anxiety and stress. Well: How Meditation May Change the Brain 2011-01-28T15:29:05Z Dr. Thomas G. Beach/Civin Laboratory for NeuropathologyIn a microscopic view of brain tissue, cortical gray matter is shown in yellow, with amyloid plaques appearing in dark brown. The New Old Age: Closing In on Alzheimer's Disease 2010-12-14T16:24:30Z Advances in body armor protect soldiers' bodies but have left skulls and the gray matter inside them relatively defenseless. Invisible Wounds: Mental Health and the Military 2010-08-22T02:30:00Z One old theory is that meditation is just like exercise: it trains the brain as if gray matter were a bundle of muscles. Meditation Can Improve Concentration, Studies Say 2010-08-06T08:30:00Z People over 30 should be particularly careful because their gray matter is not packed as tightly as it used to be. Patient Money: Grown-Up Cyclists Need Helmets, Too 2010-05-21T15:01:00Z The exterior of these hemispheres is gray in color, consisting chiefly of nerve-cells, arranged so as to form a layer of gray matter one-fifth of an inch in thickness, and is abundantly supplied with blood-vessels. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Yours, on the other hand, are simply due to congenital feebleness of some parts of your gray matter. A Top-Floor Idyl Anyone who took him for lacking in gray matter would make a serious mistake. John Marsh's Millions 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 There are all sorts of obscure nervous troubles which can be very materially helped by a substance extracted from the gray matter of calves' brains. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 3 May 1906 When it is stated that the gray matter is the true source of nervous power, it becomes evident that this arrangement has an important bearing on the mental capacity of the individual. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers I don't agitate my gray matter over problems. Ancestors A Novel You have a delusion mixed up in your gray matter somewhere. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas The "gray matter" comprises the nerve centers, lower and higher. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The mind—the gray matter—either fills the body with life or beauty, or it destroys life and beauty, according to the concentration of thought, and resulting habits. The Colored Girl Beautiful The posterior root is distinguished by possessing a ganglion of gray matter, and by a somewhat larger size. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Again, physiology and anatomy had taught me the fallacy of the medical superstition which holds the gray matter of the brain and the vital principle to be inseparable. Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 With another order of gray matter in their brains either one might have produced out of this disequilibrium some fine, rare flower of form or color or words. Clark's Field The principal higher motor center is the "motor area" of the brain, located in the cortex or external layer of gray matter, in the cerebrum. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life The "gray matter" in the colored woman's head is the same as the gray matter in any woman's head. The Colored Girl Beautiful Accordingly, the sensory fibres from the right and left sides interlace each other in the gray matter; this arrangement has been termed the decussation, or crossing of these fibres. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Like that organ, it is composed of white and 332 gray matter, but the gray constitutes the larger portion. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) Goodness knows that what little I did was as desultory and haphazard as it could well be, but nevertheless I stood in great fear of a dissolution of my gray matter. Confessions of a Neurasthenic "O. T." and "C. N." are interior masses of gray matter, which can be seen also in Fig. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life In his seething gray matter there stirred the remembrance that Bateato had told him that women were robbing the house. Officer 666 By virtue of the gray matter, which occupies its central portion, it plays the part of an independent nerve centre. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers That's why, when "Rus" went out for football, he felt called upon to exercise his gray matter. Interference and Other Football Stories Being short on gray matter as well as on stature, he wasn't getting it at all. Lighter Than You Think It calls for little use of gray matter. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College The deep-rooted trouble which had defied the gray matter of all explorers proved to be nothing more or less than complete lack of gasoline. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The power of the cord to enforce reflex acts resides in the gray matter, into which the reflex nerves enter and from which they depart, by means of their posterior and anterior roots respectively. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers There was no gray matter left for any such idle musings as Jim suggested. Spawn of the Comet I never think of death; it is a waste of gray matter. The Pagan Madonna This is one of the most deadening devices that we have instituted to economize gray matter and increase the quantity of laboratory records at the expense of real initiative and thinking. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College No. Go straight to her and forgive her, and then I'm sure her gray matter will soon be all right. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts The wounding of the gray matter of the medulla, even of a small portion of it, near the origin of the pneumogastric nerve, at once stops the action of the lungs and causes death. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers “That man can use up more good gray matter trying to dodge paying one a compliment than most men use in thinking up one,” decided Polly. Across the Mesa "I was sure your gray matter would be stimulated by its favorite poison." The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley Sometimes my conscience does get feverish and bothers me, but it's so seldom that I am grateful for the change as it acts as a stimulation to my gray matter—whatever that is. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee But you say that her action in receiving my nephew's letter was entirely due to the activity of certain atoms in the gray matter of her brain. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts Into these furrows the gray matter of the surface is extended, and, in this manner, its quantity is vastly increased. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers So I had made up my mind to go on but to keep my eyelids pinned back, my tongue anchored, and what gray matter I possessed oscillating. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Besides, he was going to stand deeply in need of his gray matter, if he hoped to get out of this one. Next Door, Next World The organ is asthmatic and the wheezing gets on my gray matter. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee My dear Professor, instead of condemning your wife you ought to be condoling with her, and doing all you can to get her gray matter into a healthy condition. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts 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 We’ll take a tramp for an hour to work the fuzz off our gray matter, and then a nap to freshen us up for the evening. The Madness of May The brain of a little child with its plastic gray matter is smooth and unformed. The Gospel of the Hereafter The gray matter is there, but it has never moved much so far. In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim The dictates of their gray matter when, bless them, they can't help themselves. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts 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 There is not one man in a hundred that contemplates a proposition of this kind that is willing to charge his orchard up with the gray matter that he puts into it. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Seventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. September 8 and 9, 1916. It gets into your gray matter and makes you enjoy things turned inside out. At Good Old Siwash He was frequently selected to conduct scouting expeditions where good “horse sense” and nerve were much more expedient than a superabundance of gray matter abnormally developed with theories of fine tactics and maneuvers. Bamboo Tales I maintain that with her gray matter in that condition it was a stupid crime to send her to prison. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts Whatever difference exists must be accounted for in consequence of the nerves communicating with different portions of the gray matter of the brain. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Can the gray matter within our skulls give names, or add? The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour I suppose that the nerve storm through which she had passed had temporarily paralyzed the gray matter of her brain. Lalage's Lovers We know that every change of consciousness is accompanied by a rearrangement of the molecules in the gray matter; and that is all. Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories All my life I've been doing things I should never have dreamed of doing if my gray matter had done its duty and not got watery. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts It resembles the cord, in being composed of both white and gray matter, and in conducting sensory and motor influences. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers 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 second is the localization of the function of thought in the circumvolutions of gray matter on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres—fact that we have already assumed to be sufficiently demonstrated. The Education of American Girls Hence the relative proportion of gray matter in different brains has come to be regarded by physiologists as a test of mental power. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony Observe the soft, almost watery condition of that gray matter. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts We pour down alcohol which thickens the velvety lining of the stomach, and hardens the soft tissues, the thin sheaths of nerves, and the gray matter of the brain. Pushing to the Front 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 He was entirely harmless when sober, and served as the butt of all jokes, but the evil liquor paralyzed the small knot of gray matter over his eyes and set loose his irresponsible lower centers. The Eagle's Heart Many idiots have large and well formed brains but the convolutions are shallow and few and the gray matter small in quantity and extent of surface. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony I couldn't quite say—whom did that gray matter belong to? Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts To hardening the delicate and sensitive gray matter of the brain and nerves, and ruining the lining membranes of the stomach and nervous system by alcohol, opium, etc. Pushing to the Front In addition to the intensely engorged condition of the vessels we find the gray matter of the brain redder than natural. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse He tickled men's gray matter and kneaded it in his microscopic claws. A Soldier of the Legion Physicians often ask me how I can estimate the relative quantity of gray matter in a living head without cutting into it. How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony But of course if her gray matter went and got watery—— Prof. Just so! Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts If we had to say that the mind as such is located anywhere, we should say in the gray matter of the cortex of the hemispheres of the brain. The Story of the Mind The Old Greene County Game The echoes of Gideon's words were daily percolating through Alfred's gray matter: "Don't know enough to quit the game when you got velvet in front of you." Watch Yourself Go By And then, of course, there is the superior quality of our gray matter. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century This gray matter is found in the parts of the nervous system where the most important and delicate work is done. A Handbook of Health You think, you will, you act according as that gray matter works. Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts "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 And the gray matter back of them seems to know what to do with the material unloaded on it! Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box Even convictions are only a certain condition of gray matter.' The Fifth Wheel A Novel While most of the spinal cord is made up of bundles of white fibres, carrying messages from the body to the brain, its central portion, or core, is made of gray matter. A Handbook of Health I don't care anything about my gray matter! Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts A part of the mass of gray matter also consists of the neuroglia which surrounds the nerve cells and fibers, and a network of blood vessels. The Mind and Its Education He had even successfully crossed blades with Mr. Stokes's own best brand of Damascene gray matter. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers I studied and figured and used up lots of gray matter, and even chewed up a pencil or two. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers Where do we find the gray matter in the nervous system? A Handbook of Health Where is the justice of punishing a woman whose gray matter functions perversely? Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts The Cortex.—The gray matter of the hemispheres, unlike that of the cord, lies on the surface. The Mind and Its Education "That may start his gray matter working," she ended as she clicked up the receiver. Judith of Blue Lake Ranch I think with my head, or the gray matter of my brain. The Last Harvest "I was thinking about you and Mr. Pedagog—which implies a thought not likely to use up much of my gray matter." The Idiot Very well then, if her gray matter keeps on working wrong, what's the use of blaming her? Dolly Reforming Herself A Comedy in Four Acts It is composed of white matter on the outside, and gray matter within. The Mind and Its Education It matters not at what place the spinal cord be cut, a central area of gray matter, resembling in form the capital letter H, is always found. Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools —I really must not waste so much gray matter, dear, over unimportant details. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IV. (of X.) "Do you think your head holds any gray matter?" put in the Doctor. The Idiot Never let his paper travel in a rut, plenty of room for expenditure of gray matter. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro The gray matter on the interior is in the form of two crescents connected by a narrow bar. 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 rest of us who are not as gifted as he is have expended too much midnight oil and sacrificed too much of the gray matter of the brain to lose our opportunity. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z I'm ashamed to say it, but the business is getting into my gray matter. The Shield of Silence That, scene of ostentation has been on the gray matter of my brain ever since young manhood, and I relieve myself now of the reminiscence for the first and last time. My Life as an Author The gray matter of the cerebellum, the medulla, and the cord may receive impressions from the senses and respond to them with movements, but their response is in all cases wholly automatic and unconscious. The Mind and Its Education There is no more of a "load" on his "gray matter" than there is on that of the fretting, fuming, finger-biting fritterer, but every pound of steam is spent in useful work. Initiative Psychic Energy Being the Sixth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency I suppose some old road was opened again in the gray matter of his brain. Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 But he must use his gray matter in other ways than in just planning the rotation of crops. The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm A faint color crawled to his cheeks; for the first time he spoke quickly, as if his thoughts connected with something more than gray matter. The Lifted Bandage There one saw as if through glass an idea seeking a road through his smooth gray matter. Joy in the Morning It is a part of the gray matter in her brain—a whole city, six or seven square miles of it. Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy "The chief officer is so tired that not even another glass of lemonade--thank you, Tom--can stir her gray matter." Ethel Morton at Rose House If the increased wrinkles on the face are accompanied by increased wrinkles in the gray matter, 'tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. Diet and Health With Key to the Calories The surface of the human brain is not smooth but covered with convolutions, with alternating grooves or sulci, which vastly increase its surface and thus make room for more gray matter. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 Of course, the idea slid through the old road in the almost unwrinkled gray matter, and came safely to headquarters. Joy in the Morning "I believe you girls say such things just to jolly me along, and so that you will not have to exercise any gray matter yourselves." Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund And, as this stretching involves the gray matter without lessening the number of nerve-fibres in the olfactory tract, the peduncle becomes practically what it is usually called—i.e., the olfactory 'tract.' Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man They mutated into something less than worms and hid themselves in her gray matter. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America For this gray matter forms a layer on the outside of the brain. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 The bone pressed on my gray matter and made me a bad man. The Penalty When the gray matter and the finger tips and the knees get into a combination great results always come. Quiet Talks on Service Also I'm agitating my small portion of gray matter. Ashton-Kirk, Investigator The redundancy of the cat's disharmonious songish cries grated her gray matter. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America This gives place for a large amount of "gray matter," whose functions are perception, thought, and will. The Whence and the Whither of Man A Brief History of His Origin and Development through Conformity to Environment; Being the Morse Lectures of 1895 Why, you're nearer real work in following the phantoms than mere gray matter ever will unfold for you. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel If you ever had an atom of gray matter, evidently this stranger has beaten it out of you. The Slim Princess It's supposed to be something very esoteric— something that a fellow can only master by drawing heavily on his gray matter, by working his think-machine up to the limit and sweating blood. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Disregarding simple pleasures, which should have slid down the apertures of a being's senses and filled lonely vacuous gray matter with curiosity and awe, this dog was fixated on her. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America It's a pity there isn't enough gray matter somewhere in this crowd to spell me at the wheel. Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motorboat He could repeat the entire Bible," says Mrs. Stratton-Porter, "giving chapters and verses, save the books of Generations; these he said 'were a waste of gray matter to learn.' At the Foot of the Rainbow It is as if a human being had suddenly developed fresh limbs which were not connected by any nervous system with the gray matter of his brain. In Darkest England and the Way Out That boy's head," he remarked to his companions, after Dave had gone, "reminds me of nothing so much as a dried gourd, with a handful of cowpeas rattling around it, in lieu of gray matter. The House Behind the Cedars By this time, she supposed, those sights and sounds would be at the edges of the Milky Way before moving further into deeper space, the gray matter of this black god. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America Well, all I can say is," said Grant, "if you have any gray matter up there where your brain ought to be located you had better begin pretty soon to make it work. Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motorboat Perhaps the long strain had damaged the gray matter of the brain, or some nervous centre—I do not know what change a physician would have found in him, but the man was changed. Frances Waldeaux He always says he considers it a waste of gray matter to learn them. Laddie; a true blue story "You're all there when it comes to the gray matter, old man," was Bart's tribute. Army Boys in the French Trenches Or, Hand to Hand Fighting with the Enemy I find it so while waiting to have my berth made up; sleep is too near to waste gray matter. The Under Dog The first level represents the type of simplest reflex and involuntary movement and is localized in the gray matter of the spinal cord, medulla, and pons. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene I know the root of all that can be said on the subject; the notion is imbedded in the gray matter of my Scotch brains; and if I reject it, I know what I reject. Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. It is divided into several different portions, and is made up largely of white connecting fibres with nuclei of gray matter scattered through them. Common Diseases of Farm Animals Look here, my fat friend," drawled Darrow, his eyes half closing, "I'm getting nothing from anywhere except in my own gray matter. The Sign at Six Gay little books, saucy little books, cheap little books, pleasant little books,—all making their bid to certain cells in the gray matter of these sated human beings! Together The gray matter of the brain, mostly on its surface. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene Nowadays a man who's hired to teach is expected to teach until his daily supply of gray matter has run out, and his original work has to wait until after he's dead. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories The gray tissue is situated within the white, and it is arranged in the form of two lateral comma-shaped columns connected by a narrow commissure of gray matter. Common Diseases of Farm Animals During the holidays I tried to study up a little and add a drop or two to that gray matter that is supposed to be floating around in my brain. The Lady of the Decoration I began to think that One Eye, besides being deaf and dumb, was suffering from a shortage of gray matter inside his ugly-shaped head. The White Waterfall A study of cerebral injuries and diseases, and experiments upon the lower animals, prove that the hemispheres, and more especially the gray matter, are connected with mental states. A Practical Physiology Last is a layer of fine nerve fibers, g, and gray, ganglionic cells, h, like the gray matter of the brain, whence filaments extend into i, the fibers of the optic nerve. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics There is no lowering of the dignity of man to say that he tastes with his palate, sees with his eyes, hears with his ears, and thinks with the gray matter in his brain. The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth? Whether he does this by adding convolutions or piling on his gray matter we will leave for the present. Travels in West Africa My training wouldn't have amounted to shucks if you hadn't possessed the proper gray matter to work with. Mary Louise Around these branches the gray matter is arranged in a beautiful manner, suggesting the leaves of a tree: hence its name, arbor vitæ, or the tree of life. A Practical Physiology Another interesting point is the development of cerebral convolutions in certain animals, by which the relative amount of gray matter is increased. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics No, it is a flagrant waste of time and gray matter supposing it. Kilmeny of the Orchard It suggests the pale gray matter of the cerebrum rather than flesh and blood. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers "By using the gray matter at the back of my head," was the reply. Number Seventeen The gray matter is broken up into masses which serve as centers of origin for various nerves. A Practical Physiology The posterior alone connects directly with the gray matter of the cord, and has a small ganglion of gray matter of its own at a little distance from its origin. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics How long he sat there, letting thoughts happen dreamily rather than producing them of gray matter, he did not know. A Texas Ranger As with many Panamanians, and not a few of the self-exalted elsewhere, he was more burdened with blue corpuscles than with gray matter. Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers As I try never to waste gray matter, I resolved to spend no further energy on this question, but simply to await the next development. The Mayor's Wife This is a long, rod-like mass of white nerve fibers, surrounding a central mass of gray matter. A Practical Physiology 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 I tell you it's lack of gray matter. Angel Island Mrs. Clarke occasionally glanced at them with an air of almost distressed inquiry, as if she had never seen such cabbages before, and was wondering about their gray matter. In the Wilderness Invisible and inviolate, imagination, keeps our best, our ideals, locked in the cerebrum cells of "gray matter", which we are pleased to call our workshop. At the Mercy of Tiberius From the gray matter on each side of the spinal cord 31 spinal nerves are given off and distributed chiefly to the muscles and the skin. A Practical Physiology It is a mass of white fibers, with cells of gray matter sprinkled on the outside, or lodged here and there in ganglia. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics What passed for brain in him was to genuine gray matter as just-as-good imitation coffee is to real Mocha. The Intrusion of Jimmy If I had any gray matter I could probably work out the facts. The Firefly of France Results from what is known as sclerosis, a hardening of the gray matter in the motor centres of the spinal cord. The Royal Road to Health 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 This structure gives a large surface for the gray matter,—sometimes as much as six hundred and seventy square inches. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics I said, "Oh, pull the trigger!" and he did, and cleaned out all the gray matter in his brains. Mark Twain's Speeches The microscopic anatomists had shown that the ganglionic corpuscles of the gray matter of the cord are connected with each other by their processes, as well as with the nerve-roots. Medical Essays, 1842-1882 I spurred my gray matter as never before, and was then introduced and spoke for forty-five minutes. My Memories of Eighty Years |
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