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

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