What is the difference between "gray matter" and "white matter" in the brain?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: A good answer will include the following key points.
? Gray matter—densely-packed cell bodies of neurons.
? White matter—myelin-covered axons.
? Myelin is whitish in color.

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A woman who has binge-eating disorder is likely to

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