It has been suggested by an acute student of cerebrophysiology that the white matter of the brain deals wholly with inhibiting the lower centres; and if inhibiting means the shaping of the action of the lower centres, this view seems very plausible.

Coordinate term: brake pad

I heard the story from someone who got it from the horse's mouth. You're getting it at third hand.

The three were now assembled in the old banqueting-hall, which, from its state of better preservation, had become their ordinary chamber.