First, there's a reduction in gray matter.

第一，大脑灰质的减少。

And we know that gray matter is more responsible for people's math skills.

我们知道，灰质主要负责人们的数学。

But why? Does flexing the old gray matter somehow buffer against age-related intellectual impairment?

但是原因何在呢？收缩老灰质会缓解年龄引起的智力损坏吗？

Sometimes we call your brain your gray matter.

有时我们把你的大脑称为灰质。

More gray matter allows for more complex cognitive developments and more development means a higher IQ.

灰质多，认知发展复杂，发展多，智商高。

This gray matter reduction coincides with an increase in white matter.

灰质减少的同时，白质正在增加。

Gray matter consists of cells and connections that facilitate communication at short ranges, creating dense, information-processing hubs.

灰质包含细胞和脑连接，在小范围内进行信息传递，产生密集的信息处理中心。

Disassemble this motorcycle victim's every part, as if so gray a matter never wore a flashing ruby dress.

将这位摩托车（事故）受害者的全部解，一种从未身着华服的灰暗物件。

Specifically, researchers looked at changes to gray matter, the darker-colored tissue that's mostly on the surface of the brain.

具体来说，研究人员观察灰质的变化，这是一种主要位于大脑表面的深色组织。

But patients with schizophrenia lose a lot more gray matter.

但是精神分裂症患者会失去更多的灰质。

In our brains, we have two main tissues: one is white matter. The other is gray matter.

一种是白质。另外一种是灰质。

Adopting a new language leads to a higher concentration of gray matter in both the hippocampus and the frontal lobe.

采用一种新的语言会导致海马体和额叶的灰质浓度增加。

Imaging studies show that white and gray matter volumes undergo drastic changes during adolescence, and continuing through your twenties.

影研究表明白质量和灰质量会在青春期发生剧烈变化，并将持续到 20 多岁。

But they also showed less gray matter concentration in places similar to what you see in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

但他们也显示出与强迫症患者相似的灰质浓度较低。

They also found that it was likely most of the damage occurred to white brain matter instead of gray matter.

他们还发现，大部分损伤可发生在脑白质上，而不是灰质上。

The gray matter is a very important brain area.

灰质是一个非常重要的大脑区域。

It's called gray matter but that's just because it's out of the head.

它被称为灰质，但这只是因为它在大脑之外。

Like maybe a bit of your gray matter?

你的灰质一样？

Because what she's doing is just sort of cleaning out her gray matter cobwebs.

因为她所做的是清理一下她大脑中的灰尘。

Does the brain process information in white matter or gray matter?

大脑是在白质还是灰质中处理信息？