Myelin - Nature's Electrical Insulators
Channel: YourekaScience
Date: 2023-07-19

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).

If you enjoyed learning about myelin's importance in the nervous system, check out our previous video on Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), a devastating genetic disease that comes in multiple forms and affects the myelin around neurons in the brain and spinal cord. 

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