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You've likely heard of the brain's gray matter – here's why the white matter is important too

  • Written by Christopher Filley, Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageThe brain's neural network, which includes both gray and white matter.Pasieka/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Who has not contemplated how a memory is formed, a sentence generated, a sunset appreciated, a creative act performed or a heinous crime committed?

The human brain is a three-pound organ that remains largely an enigma. But most people...

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