Myelin

iron transport, cholesterol and glucose metabolism, heart muscle contraction and brain development. It is also known for its reported “healing powers” and its abilities to help fight infection. Copper is proven to improve production of hemoglobin, myelin, collagen, melanin, and the absorption of iron. Copper is also an antioxidant used to seek out free radicals in the body. This works especially well when combined with vitamin C. Free radicals…

I have always been fascinated by the operations of the human brain, which is why I decided to study Psychology. When I was living in South Africa my major was law, and my minor was Criminology. Having this background and being able to see the difference in America has truly expanded my interest how the mind of a serial killer works. Who would ever guess that the baby born mere seconds ago would grow up to become a serial killer? Did Jeffrey Dahmer’s parents know that he would grow up to cut…

during the middle teen years. In the later stages of adolescence the pre-frontal cortex starts to develop allowing self-regulation. (Lansford, J 2017) The maturing of the prefrontal cortex also allows for reasoning, planning and problem solving. The myelin, the brains super highway, continues to grow which helps to speed transmissions between various regions of the brain. (Lumen Learning, 2017) This development of higher-level reasoning and problem solving helps to move the adolescent toward…

People all over the world for hundreds of years have relied on Cannabis to soothe their aches and relieve their pains despite the fact that it is still considered an illegal drug in most places. As the buzz to legalize the ancient miracle herb increases, the louder the conversation becomes about how awesome the benefits are. Believe it or not there are countless ailments that can be treated and sometimes cured simply by enjoying a little marijuana. Here are a few you never thought of: Asthma-…

Multiple Sclerosis is a disease where the immune system eats away at the protective, myelin or layer covering nerves. This disease is also known as MS, which is Multiple Sclerosis abbreviated. MS has a very big effect on a person and their family, knowing this because my aunt was diagnosed with MS before she passed away. Currently there is not a known cause from Multiple Sclerosis, but science have theories. Some believe that it is a result of combination of genetics, and some believe it is…

They also consist of Myelin sheath- a white fatty covering, Glial cell which insulates and supports neurons. The messages that neurons carry are the nerve impulses called action potentials which travel down axons at different speeds. Neurons are so closely interweaved that it…

studies of Jean-Martin Charcot, he named the disease that would eventually become known as “Multiple Sclerosis”. Multiple Sclerosis, or MS, is an autoimmune disease that makes your body attack the covering of the axons of the nerves, known as the myelin sheath, in the brain and along the spinal cord. This can cause a disruption in the communication between the brain and the rest of the body. ("Multiple Sclerosis Information Page.") This can lead to generalized pain, visual disturbances/blindness…

Ronald Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer 's disease in 1994, which was after his presidential term. Alzheimer 's disease (AD) is an incurable and debilitating chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder which is the leading cause of dementia worldwide (Kazim and Iqbal, 2016). Many of Reagan’s speech characteristics changed and can be associated with the neurological structures such as the myelination of the neurons as well as specific genes and the thickness of the surrounding cells of the…

factor of progressive loss of motor neurons and break down of the motor neuron system. ALS is known by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration. As the upper motor neurons deteriorate, the cells “suffer from a retrograde axonal loss with secondary myelin pallor and gliosis”. While these changes are more severe at the brainstem and upper spinal cord, they…

The glial cells formed a mesh network, extending posteriorly from the entrance of the scleral canal, through which the axons passed; the network ended before the myelin sheath of most axons. The results equally supported the hypothesis that the glial lamina was an important site of axon trauma. Neurons in the nerve fibre layer, in the prelaminar region (optic nerve head), and at the exit point of the lamina were…