COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have solved a longstanding mystery of the central nervous system, showing how a key protein gets to the right spot to launch electrical impulses that enable communication ...

At first glance, nerve cells would appear to be energy hogs. The brain accounts for only about two percent of a human’s body mass, but burns through 20 percent of its energy budget. But transmitting ...

The myelin sheath is a protective covering that surrounds fibers called axons, which are the long thin projections that extend from the main body of a nerve cell or neuron. This sheath is composed of ...

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own immune cells attack myelin in the brain and spinal cord. Myelin or the myelin sheath is a protective layer of fat that insulates ...

Controversy is an inevitable, and essential, part of science, but one that scientists generally find uncomfortable and tend to regard as a blemish to be hidden from the public. Elliot Valenstein's ...