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

AFM attacks motor neurons in the spinal cord’s gray matter, which controls movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

"We looked at APOE4, which is a main genetic factor related to dementia, and it was not related to gray matter thickness at all," Satizabal said.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

The animals were, essentially, processing what just happened, allowing their tiny nuggets of gray matter to drift along and make sense of these curious humans’ images.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2024

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.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman