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
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
“Our gray matter is still, like, ten percent mashed potatoes.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
