Gray and white matter jointly shape cognitive aging, new evidence shows

Researchers from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that two distinct types of brain tissue work together to support cognition in older adults and that the health of the brain's short-range wiring may help soften the cognitive effects of gray matter loss.

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