A new mechanism of nervous system plasticity: activity-dependent myelination
A new mechanism of nervous system plasticity: activity-dependent myelination
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The precise timing of impulse transmission along axons is crucial for synaptic plasticity and brain oscillations, and is partly determined by myelin thickness. In this Opinion article, R. Douglas Fields discusses how electrical activity influences myelin thickness and thus conduction velocity and circuit properties.
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A new mechanism of nervous system plasticity: activity-dependent myelination
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6310485
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1471-003X
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1471-0048,1469-3178
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10.1038/nrn4023
