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White matter
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Areas of myelinated axons in the brain
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White matter refers to areas of the central nervous system that are mainly made up of myelinated axons, also called tracts. Long thought to be passive tissue, white matter affects learning and brain functions, modulating the distribution of action potentials, acting as a relay and coordinating communication between different brain regions.

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class of anatomical entity
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cell part cluster of neuraxis
particular anatomical entity
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Brain
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