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Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is associated with activity-dependent functional hyperemia in gray matter. White matter may operate under distinct vascular-metabolic principles. We propose that white matter operates through a reserve-based form of NVC in which local energetic reserves help sustain energy homeostasis despite transient mismatches between metabolic demand and vascular supply.
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