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What's the difference between grey and white matter?

Cell bodies do the processing; insulated cables do the connecting.

The simple answer

Brain tissue comes in two visibly different colours, and the difference is genuinely meaningful. Grey matter is where cell bodies cluster and processing happens. White matter is the wiring running between those regions.

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There's more: cell bodies do the processing; insulated cables do the connecting. The full explanation — and the interactive version you can tap and quiz yourself on — lives in the app.

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