論文

査読有り 国際誌
2019年

Activity-Dependent Myelination.

Advances in experimental medicine and biology
  • Daisuke Kato
  • ,
  • Hiroaki Wake

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開始ページ
43
終了ページ
51
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-32-9636-7_4

Oligodendrocyte form myelin around the axons to regulate the conduction velocity. Myelinated axons are composed of white matter to act as cables to connect distinct brain regions. Recent human MRI studies showed that the signal from white matter change in the people with special skills such as taxi driver, piano player, and juggling. The change of the white matter suggested that (1) The plasticity of myelination depends on neuronal activity (activity-dependent myelination) and (2) White matter plasticity is essential for brain functions. In this session, we discussed that how the un-electrical components, oligodendrocytes, and its precursor cells receive the signal from electrically active neurons and differentiate, proliferate, and myelinate the axons to modulate the activity of neuronal circuits, ultimately affect on their behaviors. In this review, we highlight the physiological functions of oligodendrocyte and their neuronal activity-dependent functions and thus show new insight for their contribution to brain functions.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9636-7_4
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31760637
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1007/978-981-32-9636-7_4
  • PubMed ID : 31760637

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