The four fundamental states of matter are solid, liquid, gas and plasma, but there others, such as Bose-Einstein condensates and time crystals, that are man-made.

Cortical gray matter volume trajectories based on the functional location of the changes in gestational mothers (N = 179). Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-55830-0 ...

Gray and white matter density changes were compared between 96 patients with schizophrenia and 113 healthy individuals over a 5-year interval using VBM. The main findings of this study are two-fold.

Cortical gray matter volume trajectories based on the functional location of the changes in gestational mothers (N = 179). Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-55830-0 ...