White matter in brain

Learn what causes spots on an MRI (white matter hyperintensities), including strokes, infections, and multiple sclerosis.

Clinical studies have determined associations between the occurrence of white matter abnormalities in the brain and cognitive decline and gait impairment,…

Abstract. Gait disturbances are common in the elderly. Cerebral small vessel disease, including white matter lesions and lacunars infarcts, is thought to d

White matter hyperintensities, which are associated with dementia risk in older adults, were found to be common in a population-representative birth cohort

The brain is an immensely complex structure, but there are ways we can divide up its anatomical structure into more discrete parts. One common divider is to separate the brain’s gray and white matter. But what are these two structures? How different are they from each other? How significant, and physiologically relevant, is this divide?

Accurately determining the cause of white matter abnormalities in the brain can be challenging. We spoke with Dr. Gaetano Pastena to understand how white matter disease is diagnosed.

White matter consists of bundles, that connect various grey matter areas of the brain to each other and carry nerve impulses between neurons, It is white be ...

Learn how gray and white matter in the central nervous system differ in their location and function, as well as how various diseases affect both.

How the human brain functions? What part does what? What is it made of? What does it need to work optimally? What makes human brain different?

The tissue called gray matter in the brain and spinal cord is also known as substantia grisea, and is made up of cell bodies. White matter, or substantia alba, is composed of nerve fibers.