noun
- the process by which nerve fibers become covered with myelin, a fatty insulating sheath that speeds up electrical signal transmission in the nervous system
Usage: biology, neuroscience
Examples
- Myelination of the brain continues throughout childhood and into early adulthood.
- The myelin sheath formed during myelination allows nerve impulses to travel much faster.
- Proper myelination is essential for normal motor and cognitive development.
- Demyelinating diseases disrupt the myelination process, causing neurological problems.
- Researchers study myelination to understand how the nervous system develops.
- Incomplete myelination in premature infants can affect their neurological function.