Where is white matter in the brain? Oboth on the surface and in the core ā on the surface of the brain underneath and medial to the gray matter it depends: on the anterior side of the brain, gray matter is on the surface; on the posterior side, it is under the surface layer
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It is made up of axons, which are the long, thin fibers that carry signals from one neuron to another. Show moreā¦
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