William M. Spees, Tsen-Hsuan Lin, Peng Sun, Chunyu Song, Ajit George, Sam E. Gary, Hsin-Chieh Yang, Sheng-Kwei Song Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol ...

The evolutionary prerequisites of myelin -- the fatty substance that insulates axons and enables rapid communication between cells of the nervous system in jawed vertebrates. The evolutionary ...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a serious neurological disease that usually causes permanent disability. Approximately 2.9 million people are affected worldwide, 240,000 in Germany alone. The exact cause ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Interactions between Schwann cells and axons are critical for the development and function of myelinated axons. Two recent studies (see Maurel ...

The ultrathin tendrils that zip messages around the nervous system are often drawn as smooth lines. But a new study adds some flourishes to that classical picture. Like a garland of cranberries hung ...

Axons are the brain’s information highways, transporting cellular cargo, chemical signals, and electrical impulses to other cells. These “roads” are typically depicted as smooth and cylindrical, with ...

A new study reveals that sound-evoked activity of neurons in the auditory system of the mouse increases the thickness of their myelin sheaths -- and enhances the speed of signal transmission -- both ...

(a) Schematic illustration of the core-shell configuration of the myelinated axon with efficient neural action potential transmission capability. The hydrogen bonds and Van der Waals forces between ...

While all listed choices are diffuse white matter diseases, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) does not show gadolinium enhancement and preferentially affects the subcortical white ...

The evolutionary prerequisites of myelin -- the fatty substance that insulates axons and enables rapid communication between cells of the nervous system in jawed vertebrates -- are described in new ...