gray matter
- n greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
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- Narcissists’ Lack of Empathy Tied to Less Gray Matter
Researchers have found that people with narcissistic personality disorder have less gray matter in the left anterior insula, a region of the brain linked to empathy. Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which the sufferers have an inflated sense of their own importance and a lack of empathy. They generally suffer from low self-esteem [...]
July 6, 2013 - Psych Central - Love of baseball crosses oceans, generations
When the email came in about a Batavia youth baseball team’s end of summer trip, I was drawn to this story like a line drive to centerfield. Few memories that flit across my rapidly graying gray matter bring more joy than those summer days gathered around a dusty park district field counting balls and strikes with like-minded parents, none of whom would trade that little piece of Americana for ...
July 5, 2013 - The Beacon News