Anatomists have long expressed interest in neurons of the white matter, which is by
definition supposed to be free of neurons. Hypotheses regarding their biochemical signature …

NEUROANATOMY diameter and thickness of the myelin sheath) may be selectively
impacted in large fibers, under the influence of testosterone, with pathological …

Characterizing how, when, and where the human brain changes across the lifespan is
fundamental to our understanding of developmental processes of childhood and …

Anatomical organization of the primate cortex varies as a function of total brain size, where
possession of a larger brain is accompanied by disproportionate expansion of associative …

Studies of cerebral white matter are arguably the stepchild of the neurobiology of disease.
Accounting for over half the brain volume of the adult human, it would be surprising if …

In humans and non-human primates (NHP), white matter neurons (WMNs) persist beyond
early development. Their functional importance is largely unknown, but they have both …

White matter abnormalities have been shown in the large deep fibers of Alzheimer's disease
patients. However, the late myelinating superficial white matter comprised of intracortical …

The article by Marner et al. in this issue of the Journal of Comparative Neurology reports that
there is an extensive loss of myelinated fibers from the white matter of the human cerebral …

White matter microstructure, essential for efficient and coordinated transmission of neural
communications, undergoes pronounced development during the first years of life, while …

Gross and microscopic studies by early investigators led the cerebral white matter from
being regarded as an amorphous mass to an intricately organized system of fasciculi that …