White matter is one of the three main solid components of the central nervous system designated by color. The other two are gray matter and substantia nigra. White matter is composed of myelinated nerve cell processes, or axons, which connect various gray matter areas of the brain to each other and carry nerve impulses between neurons. Cerebral and spinal white matter do not contain dendrites, which can only be found...
Along with the speculation on what kind of puppy Sasha and Malia will choose, where the kids will go to school, and, oh yes, who will be appointed to the White House staff and the...
Nov 21, 2008
Here's another interesting story from MIT Technology Review which is profiling three new imaging modalities that can help physicians diagnose mild brain damage that is typically invisible to standard CT and MRI scans: Scientists hypothesize...
Nov 21, 2008
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Asked by KamalT - 6 months ago
the white matter is everything surrounding the dorsal horn. think about it... gray matter is composed of dendrites and cell bodies; the white matter is composed of axons and because...
Asked by John S - 0 month ago
had significantly more "white matter" - the wiring in the brain - and slightly less "gray matter ", than the truthful subjects. The researchers explained that white matter is the "networking" tissue
Mar 07, 2008
caused by a decrease in blood flow in the tiny arteries of the brain 's white matter... Impression or summary.It likely refers to multiple small areas of high intensity signal seen...
Aug 28, 2008
While cleaning one of tanks a bit ago, I noticed a white substance on the sand and a couple specks on the grass. I would say algae but I don't think there is a white...
Sep 26, 2008
White matter is white because it's myelinated (it's the axons from the cells in the gray matter). Hope that's the word you were thinking of....
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The brain is the most complicated organ in the human body. It is the control center of the body containing billions of nerve cells that coordinate our voluntary and involuntary movements, our thoughts and emotions, and our senses. Learn about the complexities of the human brain in this slide show.
