Sentences with phrase «called myelination»

Using a new imaging technique, the scientists monitored the formation of insulating layers around nerve cells, a process called myelination, which is vital for normal brain function.

At the two - month mark, something major has happened: your baby's brain stem has started communicating with his cerebral cortex, a process called myelination.

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The team discovered that the B immune cells, called B - 1a cells, ensure that enough of these oligodendrocytes are available in the developing brain to support adequate myelination.