• Question: What is brain tissue

    Asked by Anything to Ria on 10 Nov 2016.
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      Ria Vaportzis answered on 10 Nov 2016:


      When we talk about brain tissue we mainly refer to grey or white matter. Grey matter is involved in sensory perception (e.g., hearing), emotions (e.g., being happy) and thinking skills (e.g., memory). White matter helps with quickly sending messages from one brain region to another.

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