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Grey matter surface: A synonym for the pial surface of the cerebral cortex. ^[e]

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• Brain morphometry [r]: The quantitative study of structures in the brain, their differences between individuals, correlations with brain function, and changes of these characteristics over time. ^[e]
• Surface-based morphometry [r]: A set of computer graphics techniques used to analyze the surface structure of the brain. ^[e]

Other related topics

• White matter [r]: A subset of brain tissue whose volume is dominated by myelinated axons of nerve cells. ^[e]
• Grey matter [r]: A subset of brain tissue that contains few myelinated axons but the somas of nerve cells, as well as glia and endothelial structures. ^[e]
• Surface reconstruction [r]: The conversion of a boundary in a three-dimensional raster image into a surface mesh. ^[e]
• Brain segmentation [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Central surface [r]: A surface in between the pial surface and the white matter surface of the cerebral cortex, as reconstructed from neuroimaging data; roughly corresponds to the cortical lamina IV. ^[e]
• White matter surface [r]: The boundary between white and grey matter of the cerebral cortex, as reconstructed from neuroimaging data. ^[e]
• Pia mater [r]: The innermost of the meninges; surrounds the entire brain and spinal cord, descends into sulci. ^[e]
• Cerebrospinal fluid [r]: The liquid in which the central nervous system is embedded. ^[e]