white matter
noun
: neural tissue especially of the brain and spinal cord that consists largely of myelinated nerve fibers bundled into tracts, has a whitish color, and typically underlies the cortical gray matter
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While some researchers have detected structural white matter changes in the brain, Gore said the method is not yet legitimate or reliable in a clinical setting.
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Melissa Chan, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Analyzing the scans, researchers noticed that the participants with PCOS had significantly reduced integrity of the white matter in their brains.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
The authors also found, via brain scans, that compared with those without PCOS, 25 people with the condition had white matter in poorer condition, which can be an indicator of brain aging.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
While some of the people in the juggling group got better at the skill than others, everyone in the group showed changes in their white matter as a result of learning the new skill.
—Didi Gluck, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
Doctors believe his death may have been caused by a disorder of the white matter in his central nervous system, but the case remains a medical mystery.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The 65-year-old man suffered several strokes, including four in a five-day stretch, as the white matter in his brain inexplicably aged decades in a matter of weeks.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, the scanner is taking slices — noisy, virtual slices — of my gray and white matter.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
Through abstinence, however, studies have shown that a regeneration of brain function, metabolism and brain volume (including white matter) is possible.
—Alexandra Becker, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2022
Melissa Chan, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
Analyzing the scans, researchers noticed that the participants with PCOS had significantly reduced integrity of the white matter in their brains.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
The authors also found, via brain scans, that compared with those without PCOS, 25 people with the condition had white matter in poorer condition, which can be an indicator of brain aging.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
While some of the people in the juggling group got better at the skill than others, everyone in the group showed changes in their white matter as a result of learning the new skill.
—Didi Gluck, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2023
Doctors believe his death may have been caused by a disorder of the white matter in his central nervous system, but the case remains a medical mystery.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The 65-year-old man suffered several strokes, including four in a five-day stretch, as the white matter in his brain inexplicably aged decades in a matter of weeks.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
Meanwhile, the scanner is taking slices — noisy, virtual slices — of my gray and white matter.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
Through abstinence, however, studies have shown that a regeneration of brain function, metabolism and brain volume (including white matter) is possible.
—Alexandra Becker, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2022
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