Video: Nervous Tissue: Myelin

Myelin Sheath The microscope video depicts a myelin sheath up close with its protected axon visible in the center. The intricate composition of proteins and lipids is visible

Myelin Sheath

The Role of the Myelin Sheath

Archive: Myelin Cells Swing Along Blood Vessels to Traverse the Brain

Myelin Sheath Definition, Overview & Functions

For people with multiple sclerosis, damage to myelin—the protective layer around nerves—gradually breaks down, causing signals from the brain to slow or stop altogether. But what if the body could regenerate its own myelin? Inside Luke Lairson’s lab, scientists are taking a different approach: working to reactivate the body’s own repair mechanisms instead of only targeting the immune system to slow damage. After Professor Lairson’s recent Front Row lecture, attendees got to see this work up clos