What are white matter and gray matter?
Gray matter is the part of
brain where cell bodies of nerve cells reside. Normally the gray matter forms
the outer part of the brain and certain islands of tissues deep within the
brain like basal ganglia nuclei, thalamic nuclei etc. The axons of the cells
present within these areas travelling downwards to form the white matter. They
form collection of nerve cell axons which are called tracts. These tracts
connect various areas of the brain.
The gray matter and white
matter are named due to their respective colours in the cut section of brain.
Reference: Madhukar
Mohan
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