Sentences with phrase «sheaths around our neurons»

This is largely composed of the fatty myelin sheaths around neurons and so reveals the brain's connections.
Yes, getting older slows us down: parts of the brain associated with memory and executive function shrink, myelin sheaths around our neurons start to erode, slowing down signalling, and arteries narrow diminishing blood supply.

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These produce protective sheaths that wrap around the axons of peripheral neurons.
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