Activity in touch - sensitive fibers can actually turn off shared central neurons, preventing pain signals from reaching the brain. (discovermagazine.com)
Journal: Gu, Yuanzheng, et al. «Polarity of varicosity initiation in central neuron mechanosensation.» (sciencenewsforstudents.org)
Several forms of leukodystrophies, genetic degenerative disorders that affect the myelin, are associated with vacuolization of myelin sheaths that enwrap axons of central neurons. (sciencedaily.com)