Nerve fibers are surrounded by a myelin sheath. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now made the first-ever "live" observations of how this protective layer is formed.

While comparing neurons and transistors is a convenient metaphor (and not completely out of left field), the brain is ultra-efficient, its energy is renewable, and it’s capable of computational feats ...

The myelin lamella is formed by fusion of the apposed inner leaflets of the plasma membrane in glial cells, with no intervening cytoplasm (Figure 1B). Depending on the location, different glial ...

A myelin sheath not only has a high lipid content but also contains two main proteins, the synthesis of which needs to be carefully regulated. ... During myelin formation, ...

Complex mechanisms regulate myelin formation The working group led by Prof. Dr. Michael Wegner, Chair of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry at FAU, is researching how oligodendrocytes regulate the ...

Multiple Sclerosis Insights from Views of Myelin Formation at Neuron-Glial Synapses January 12, ... “There may be a way to intervene so that you can increase the myelin sheath,” he said.

very narrow space of the myelin sheath," Grutzendler says. Their analyses revealed protein differences between tissue affected by Alzheimer's disease and that of healthy individuals. Some of these ...

A new study reveals that neural stem cell grafts can generate new myelin in the central nervous system, offering hope for ...

“If we learn how the proteins that make up the myelin sheath are affected in the diseased state compared to a non-diseased state, we might be able to figure out what’s going on when the disease ...

Myelin is an insulating sheath around axons - the processes connecting nerve cells ... In the central nervous system, myelin is formed by specialized glial cells called oligodendrocytes.