oligodendrocytes – Knowing Neurons

The Brain: A Social Construction Site

November 26, 2012March 5, 2017 Ryan Kast A Critical Period for Social Experience-Dependent Oligodendrocyte Maturation and Myelination, environment, Makinodan, myelin, Neuroscience, oligodendrocytes, Science, social

Have you ever wondered how the social experiences you had early in life affected the way your brain developed? How was your cerebral architecture influenced by the games of ‘peek-a-boo’… Read more

Brain Basics Did You Know? Learning and Memory Movement Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

My, oh myelin!

November 7, 2012March 5, 2017 Ryan Kast Brain, glia, multiple sclerosis, myelin, Neuron, Neuroscience, oligodendrocytes, saltatory conduction

How many neural processes are going on within your body as you read this sentence? The answer to this question is hard to fathom, I know, but give it a… Read more