Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The process of forming a myelin sheath.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The acquisition by a nerve-fiber of a sheathing of myelin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The production of a coating of
myelin around anaxon
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Examples
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Research on understanding role of SCIP transcription factor in myelination of Schwann cells.
USATODAY.com - 2006 All-USA College Academic Second Team 2006
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All the while, adolescent neural circuits are becoming more efficient, as nerve fibers become better insulated -- a process called myelination, which typically continues into our 20s.
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Most researchers think the hallmark of brain maturity is the growth and repair of white matter, a process known as myelination, which creates speedier, more efficient connections between frequently used regions of the brain.
The Seattle Times 2011
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So, just because of the size and the myelination are the magnitude of effect in DN is greater in sensory.
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The speed with which these regions can be integrated depends on something called myelination, in which the tails (or axons) of neurons in the brain are wrapped in a fatty sheathing that makes them perform better.
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He -- they really focused on some things -- as you can see the images there -- something known as activity dependent -- activity dependent myelination, meaning what they are basically doing is continuously making his muscles, his body move.
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I think maybe there are a lot of chemicals, hormones, myelination, and so much more involved in growing up.
Mike Ragogna: "We Are Young" and Odd Souls: Chatting With Mutemath's Darren King and fun.'s Andrew Dost Mike Ragogna 2011
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I think maybe there are a lot of chemicals, hormones, myelination, and so much more involved in growing up.
Mike Ragogna: "We Are Young" and Odd Souls: Chatting With Mutemath's Darren King and fun.'s Andrew Dost Mike Ragogna 2011
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TRUDEAU: Small explains that myelination, the insulation wrapped around each nerve cell that increases conductivity, reaches its maximum in middle age.
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Earlier studies also found that myelination, the fatty insulation around neurons, peaks in our late 20s and then declines.
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