gray matter

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Both were strongly associated with gray matter loss, faster brain aging, cognitive decline, and a higher risk of neurological disease.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

The results showed that lower pulmonary gas exchange may be associated with cognitive dysfunction, as well as lower gray matter and white matter volumes in patients with long COVID.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

Could the MRI gray matter biomarker be used widely someday?

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

It took my altitude-impaired gray matter a minute or two to comprehend that the object was a human body.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer