myelination
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of myelination
Example Sentences
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They found that children exposed to better interactions and more engaging language had greater myelination, suggesting they could process language more quickly and effectively.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Subsequent studies by her lab and collaborators have found that mice need adaptive myelination for spatial learning -- to navigate a maze, for example, or to remember a threatening situation.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
"We think that myelin plasticity is bidirectional -- you can both increase myelination of a circuit and decrease myelination of a circuit."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2024
The healthy protein is anchored on the cell membranes of neurons and glia throughout the brain, although its best validated role is in maintaining myelination of peripheral nerves.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 21, 2024
"Even though myelination is an integral part of neural processing in vertebrate brains, its adaptive properties have not yet been comprehensively understood," says Dr. Conny Kopp-Scheinpflug, neurobiologist at the LMU Biocenter.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
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