Blue shows areas of
gray matter volume decrease, likely reflecting shifting of cerebrospinal fluid.
«We found large regions of
gray matter volume decreases, which could be related to redistribution of cerebrospinal fluid in space,» Seidler said.
Not exact matches
Previous studies have shown that this forebrain - midbrain circuit is abnormal in panic and chronic anxiety patients who show
decreased vmPFC but increased
gray matter volume and activity in the midbrain encompassing the PAG (24, 25).
The
volume of
gray matter is a measure of brain health, but the amount of
gray matter in the brain often begins to
decrease in late adulthood, even before symptoms of cognitive dysfunction appear.
One report found significantly greater
decreases in
gray matter volume in children with autism scanned at two time points (age ~ 11 and at 30 - month follow - up) compared with TD children (Hardan et al., 2009).