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Autism is a neurological disorder. It's not caused by bad parenting. It's caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in the brain are abnormal. And there also are differences in the white matter, which is the brain's computer cables that hook up the different brain departments.
Temple Grandin

Meaning of "white matter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHITE MATTER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHITE MATTER

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White matter is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHITE MATTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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White matter

White matter is a component of the central nervous system, in the brain and superficial spinal cord, and consists mostly of glial cells and myelinated axons that transmit signals from one region of the cerebrum to another and between the cerebrum and lower brain centers. White matter tissue of the freshly cut brain appears pinkish white to the naked eye because myelin is composed largely of lipid tissue veined with capillaries. Its white color in prepared specimens is due to its usual preservation in formaldehyde. White matter, long thought to be passive tissue, actively affects how the brain learns and functions. While grey matter is primarily associated with processing and cognition, white matter modulates the distribution of action potentials, acting as a relay and coordinating communication between different brain regions.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHITE MATTER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE WHITE MATTER

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Synonyms and antonyms of white matter in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «white matter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHITE MATTER

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Translator English - Chinese

白质
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la materia blanca
570 millions of speakers

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white matter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सफेद पदार्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المادة البيضاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белое вещество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

substância branca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমার স্নাতকের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la substance blanche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkara putih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weißen Substanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白質
130 millions of speakers

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백질
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Translator English - Javanese

Putih prakara
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Translator English - Vietnamese

chất trắng
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Translator English - Tamil

வெள்ளை விஷயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पांढरा पदार्थ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Beyaz madde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sostanza bianca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

istota biała
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біла речовина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

materia alba
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

λευκή ουσία
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Translator English - Afrikaans

witstof
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Translator English - Swedish

vit substans
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hvit substans
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about white matter

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Temple Grandin
Autism is a neurological disorder. It's not caused by bad parenting. It's caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in the brain are abnormal. And there also are differences in the white matter, which is the brain's computer cables that hook up the different brain departments.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHITE MATTER»

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MRI Atlas of Human White Matter
The second edition offers an introduction to and description of the methodology, the 3D anatomy of individual tracts, and a series of color-coded orientation maps to delineate white matter anatomy in a slice-by-slice manner.
Kenichi Oishi, Andreia V. Faria, Peter C M van Zijl, 2010
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The Behavioral Neurology of White Matter
This book considers the contribution of white matter to cognition and emotion.
Christopher Filley, 2012
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MR Imaging in White Matter Diseases of the Brain and Spinal Cord
Comprises a series of comprehensive reviews on the use of MR imaging in neurological conditions. This book considers the strengths and weaknesses of various techniques in the study of multiple sclerosis and other relevant diseases.
Massimo Filippi, Nicola de Stefano, Vincent Dousset, 2005
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Advances in Brain Imaging
T1-weighted sequences maximize the contrast between gray and white matter and provide fine anatomic detail. In contrast, T2-weighted and FLAIR sequences are particularly sensitive in identifying fluid-filled areas, which appear as areas of  ...
John M. Morihisa, 2008
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine
Despite more than two decades of evolution and maturation in neurologic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cerebral white matter disease still reigns as the most striking example of the indispensable nature of MRI in neurologic diagnosis.
Scott W. Atlas, 2009
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Primer on Cerebrovascular Diseases
Detection of abnormalities in the white matter has increased dramatically since the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Before advances in neuroimaging, diseases of white matter were considered rare and were mainly ...
K. Michael A. Welch, 1997
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A Semiautomatic Quantitation of White Matter ...
Thus the algorithm was found to be reliable. In addition, 30 AD (includes the 10 AD) subjects were analyzed and the WMH volumes obtained were compared with a previously developed algorithm in our lab.
Padmapriya Srinivasan, 2006
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Age and Vascular Related Differences in White Matter ...
Hypothesis 2: Relation of regional white matter integrity to regional brain volume: patterns of connectivity To explore patterns of connectivity of the white matter, correlations among regional fractional anisotropy are presented in Table 6.
Kristen Michelle Kennedy, 2007
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Handbook on White Matter: Structure, Function and Changes
The other two components of the brain are grey matter and substantia nigra. This handbook presents the latest research in the field.
Timothy B. Westland, Robert N. Calton, 2009
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Aging and Cognitive Control: Hemispheric Differences and ...
The ability to flexibly control cognitive processed declines with aging.
Echo E. Leaver, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHITE MATTER»

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Living in a polluted city? Your brain's white matter may get affected
"Our study provides the convincing evidence that several parts of the ageing brain, especially the white matter, are an important target of neurotoxic effects ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
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White Matter Damage in Brain and Early Alzheimer's
WEDNESDAY, May 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Damage to the brain's white matter may be an early sign of certain types of Alzheimer's disease, according to ... «WebMD, May 15»
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Child neglect linked with changes to brain's white matter
Now, a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics finds severe childhood neglect may cause structural changes to white matter in the brain, but that early ... «Medical News Today, Jan 15»
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Exercising may improve brain health in old age
People who stay physically active into old age may be improving their brain health by preventing a decline in the brain's white matter, a new study suggests. «Fox News, Sep 14»
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Stanford scientists track the rise and fall of brain volume throughout life
The technique the team had developed measures the amount of white matter tissue in the brain. That amount of white matter comes primarily from an insulating ... «Stanford University News, Sep 14»
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Study First to Use Brain Scans to Forecast Early Reading Difficulties
“We show that white matter development during a critical period in a child's life, when they start school and learn to read for the very first time, predicts how well ... «UCSF News Services, Sep 14»
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Physical Fitness Makes Your Brain Bigger; Scientists Say Exercise …
Examining the brains and fitness levels of 24 children ages 9 and 10, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign said white matter is thicker and ... «Medical Daily, Aug 14»
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Apathy In Older Adults Tied To Less White And Gray Matter In The …
Each subject had their brain scanned with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to determine their volume of so-called gray matter and white matter — the two ... «Medical Daily, Apr 14»
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How our brain networks: Research reveals white matter 'scaffold' of …
For the first time, neuroscientists have systematically identified the white matter "scaffold" of the human brain, the critical communications network that supports ... «EurekAlert, Feb 14»
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Brain's white matter may determine susceptibility to chronic pain
The structure of the brain may predict whether a person will suffer chronic low back pain, according to researchers who used brain scans. The results, published ... «News-Medical.net, Sep 13»

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