How does our nervous system operate so quickly and efficiently? The answer lies in a membranous structure called myelin. Aa Aa Aa All our activities — eating, walking, talking — are controlled ...

Her team has identified a brain receptor that could unlock myelin plasticity and promote its regeneration, representing a promising advance in the search for innovative therapies for this disease.

The peripheral nervous system largely owes its ability to regenerate to the high level of plasticity of Schwann cells. Schwann cells, which are also known as neurolemmocytes, provide the myelin ...