Myelin - Nature's Electrical Insulators

Learn what enables rapid delivery of messages in the brain

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Neurons are like the highways transporting information to allow us to walk, talk, jump, etc. Learn what enables rapid delivery of messages along our neurons and what can go wrong when this mechanism is disrupted in diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

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