Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute for Physiology, working in collaboration with Johns Hopkins ...
This protective layer allows signals to pass between cells incredibly quickly. But what happens when this layer goes missing ...
New research reveals that even a small loss of myelin—the protective coating around neurons—can severely disrupt how the brain sends and interprets sensory information.
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Missing piece of myelin results in slower, less consistent signal transmission to the brain
The researchers discovered that the missing piece of myelin resulted in slower and less consistent signal transmission to the thalamus. "We had anticipated this, because myelin is known to be ...
Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...
Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...
Children with MS who have more paramagnetic rim lesions, or chronic inflammation, tend to show faster declines in brain ...
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The brain has a hidden repair mode that can restore vision after injury
Vision loss has long been treated as a one-way street, a devastating endpoint rather than a problem the brain might quietly ...
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