NOUN
- greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
How To Use gray matter In A Sentence
- Some gray matter, such as the thalamus, has an intimate back-and-forth relationship with the cerebral cortex.
- Gray matter burns through a fifth of the body's oxygen, while its natural protectants against oxidative stress, which are imperfect to begin with, only weaken as you get older.
- Just a small portion of this resilient rubber gray matter is all one needs to erase away the problems.
- :::::: Yes, you are referring to a spinal cord level reaction that occurs as the autonomics synapse on the interneurons in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th lamina of the gray matter of the spinal cord where endorphins are produced causing the feeling of well being and pain relief. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
- Gray matter has more fluid than white matter , making it easy to distinguish between the two.
- Gray matter, made up of the bodies of nerve cells and their connecting dendrites, is where the brain's heavy lifting is done.
- And there is little reason to believe that the gray matter inside the skull changed much, either.
- The piece of gray matter that lies highest in the cerebral interior is the caudate nucleus ( "tailed" L, because of its shape). The Human Brain
- On the top of the memrip machine was a round clear disc, a petri dish, with just a smidge of gray matter.
- And there is little reason to believe that the gray matter inside the skull changed much, either.