The amount of white matter in the cerebellum is diminished.
Studies are under way to dissect the white matter in greater detail.
The researchers found that troops with greater potential exposure had less white matter.
Women think with the white matter, which consists more of connections between the neurons.
"The white matter contains the cables that go from one area of the brain to the other," he said.
A section through the material also appeared to show grey and white matter.
It was in 1997-98 when the name vanishing white matter came to be.
Numerous small cavities in the white matter are also apparent.
Recovery sequences and holes in the white matter are also visible.
They found that schizophrenic patients had dramatically reduced white matter.