gray matter
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Interestingly, some findings suggest that gray matter volume may partially recover after menopause, hinting at the brain's ability to adapt through neuroplasticity.
From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025
Neuroscientists typically ascribe consciousness and abstract thought to the cerebral cortex, which evolved later in human evolution and wraps around the brain's outer layer in folded gray matter.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
AFM attacks motor neurons in the spinal cord’s gray matter, which controls movement.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
It revealed that individuals who reported watching sports more frequently exhibited greater gray matter volume in regions associated with reward circuits, suggesting that regular sports viewing may gradually induce changes in brain structures.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2024
“Our gray matter is still, like, ten percent mashed potatoes.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
