grey matter- the centre area of the spinal cord that contains cell bodies, their axons and their dendrites.
white matter- the outer layer of the spinal cord that contains only myelin coated axons.
The location of grey matter and white matter in the brain is significant because they play different roles in information processing. Grey matter contains cell bodies and is involved in processing information, while white matter consists mostly of myelinated axons that facilitate communication between different parts of the brain. Understanding their locations helps us understand how different brain regions function and communicate with each other.
White matter is mainly located in the inner part of the brain, while grey matter is found on the outer layer of the brain. White matter consists of axons that connect different parts of the brain, while grey matter contains cell bodies, dendrites, and synapses involved in information processing.
Grey matter consists of neuronal cell bodies and plays a role in information processing, while white matter consists of myelinated axons that help in transmitting signals between different parts of the brain. Differences in grey and white matter distribution contribute to various cognitive functions and can impact how the brain processes and communicates information. Studying these differences can help understand brain function and connectivity in healthy and diseased conditions.
All of the different colours seem to be the difference between the grey, white and brown mice...
grey and white. White matter of the spinal cord is composed of myelinated and unmyelinated fibers that allow communication between different parts of the spinal cord and between the cord and brain. Gray matter in the spinal cord looks like the letter H or a butterfly.
the pyramids are made of brains; so grey matter
Synapses are seen more in grey matter because dendrites meet with axonites in grey matter and dendrite is a part of grey matter.
Grey matter is on the surface of the brain - it is the computing side. White matter is in the cenre of the brain it is the wires that join the computers.
In your brain surrounded by grey matter
white matter is the area of the brain that contains neurons having what is called a myelin sheath. This sheath is a fatty coating between neuronal connections that makes communication between them much faster and more efficient. This is generally associated with well learned or heavily used connections. For example, your mother's name will certainly have this myelin sheath whereas that person you just met five minutes ago will take continued reinforcement to remember. grey matter is the brain's remaining area for potential growth and connections. white and grey areas are not separate entities that communicate per se. think of grey matter as undeveloped rural land with few or no roads, and white matter as a city with many venues of communication and a high density of information. grey matter is the brain's potential. thus the saying "use your grey matter".
To oversimplify it significantly with an analogy, the grey matter is data processing neurons and the white matter is the myelin insulated cabling axons of those neurons that interconnects them to exchange data. Myelin is fatty, giving the white color to the white matter.
Yes. Your cerebellum is actually made up of very tightly folded outer layer of grey matter, and you can find the white matter lies underneath it.