Much like the insulation around the wires in electrical systems, glial cells form a membraneous sheath surrounding axons called myelin, thereby insulating the axon. This myelination, as it is ...

Axons transmit the electrical signals that nerve cells use to communicate; myelin sheaths—like the plastic ... The paper ...

“The results indicate that the cylindrical cavity formed by a myelin sheath can facilitate spontaneous ... the publication of ...

Myelin is a fatty substance that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord, forming a sheath that facilitates the rapid transmission of electrical signals between neurons.

A mouse model of autism and postmortem brains of autistic ... in Nature Neuroscience. Myelin, the fatty substance that sheaths and insulates the axons of neurons, is responsible for aiding the quick ...

A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can carry messages up and down the body. Tiny branches (dendrons) which branch further as dendrites at each ...

hree cross-section images of nerve tissue from cats, each showing an individual oligodendrocyte cell (marked with “O”) among nerve cell axons surrounded by dark-colored sheaths of myelin.

Researchers uncover a surprising side effect of marathon running—temporary loss of brain myelin—hinting that the brain may burn its own insulation for energy during extreme physical stress.

Schwann cells, which are also known as neurolemmocytes, provide the myelin sheath that protects the axons of nerve cells. Schwann cells become active immediately after an injury and transform into ...