Noun: substantia grisea
- Greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
"The substantia grisea of the brain is responsible for processing information";
- grey matter [Brit, Cdn], gray matter [US], grey substance [Brit, Cdn], gray substance [US]
Type of: nerve tissue, nervous tissue
Part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium
Encyclopedia: Substantia grisea