gray matter
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Haier’s studies also demonstrated how Tetris can affect the plasticity of cortical gray matter, potentially enhancing a person’s memory capacity and promoting motor and cognitive development.
From New York Times
The new mothers had widespread gray matter volume increases, not decreases, in brain regions that are associated with empathy, social cognition, and the ability to multitask.
From Salon
Nick Payne’s play pays tribute to the marvels and terrors of the human brain, employing a restive narrative focus that demands audiences keep their own gray matter on alert.
From Washington Post
The findings documented a statistically significant loss of volume limited to cortical gray matter whose depletion could be the source of patient’s impairment.
From Washington Post
Speaking of which: Protect your own gray matter and stay far, far away from La Tolqa.
From Washington Post
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