It provides
insulation around nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses, thus maintaining healthy communication in the brain.
The brain is largely made up of fat, and the fats we eat directly affect its structure and function, providing
insulation around nerve cells, supporting neurotransmitter production, and helping maintain healthy communication between neurons.
The genes in question are all involved in the production of myelin, which forms the fatty
insulation around nerve cell axons that enables efficient communication in the central nervous system.
Not exact matches
A1 bathwater also impaired the development of yet another class of non-neuron brain
cells called oligodendrocytes — essentially fat - filled flapjacks that wrap themselves
around nerve fibers, providing electrical
insulation that speeds long - distance signal propagation.
Schwann
cells form a protective myelin sheath
around nerves, which acts as
insulation to ensure rapid transmission of neural signals to limbs and other parts of the body.
There are multiple forms of MS and those afflicted with it can experience a range of symptoms but the underlying problem is damage to the
insulation around the
nerves, known as myelin, and the
cells that produce it, known as oligodendrocytes.
December 14, 2015 Brain
cell death is a possible trigger of multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) may be triggered by the death of brain
cells that make myelin, the
insulation around nerve fibers, according to research on a novel mouse model developed by scientists from the University of Chicago and Northwestern Medicine.