Sentences with phrase «by nerve fibres»

A follicle surrounds the root and this is intercepted by nerve fibres and capillaries that provide nourishment.

Beneath the pores, which are most closely packed on the head, are «electroreceptors» containing cells which are sensitive to electric pulses and connected to the brain by nerve fibres.

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A fatty outer coating for our trillions of nerve fibres, myelin is thought by some to be the key to our ability to develop complex skills like language.

In theory, by precisely stimulating the relevant nerve fibres it could be possible to make a prosthetic limb feel exactly like a real one — restoring not only fine variations of touch, but also sensations of hot and cold, and even pain.

Wedeen used a related method called diffusion spectrum MRI, which also maps nerve fibres by tracking water but is good at highlighting where fibres cross.

This allows nerve fibres to grow in the right direction by following simple developmental rules controlled by biochemical signals — in a similar way to how the grid of New York City's streets makes it easy to give someone directions to a destination.

The pair have already successfully begun to use DTI to map brain structure at the level of nerve fibres, and it could be fruitful to follow connections out from a point activated by TMS, says Johansen - Berg.

The myelin sheath, which protects nerve fibres in the brain and spinal cord, is attacked and damaged by the immune system.

Dolapchieva, S. «Distribution of Concanavalin A and Wheat Germ Agglutinin Binding Sites in the Rat Peripheral Nerve Fibres Revealed by Lectin / glycoprotein - gold Histochemistry».

Omega - 3 fatty acids, which directly feed the brain's nerve fibres, can be extracted from both plants and marine life — of which the latter is better absorbed by the brain.