Studies of activity-driven nervous system plasticity have primarily focused on the gray matter.
However, MRI-based imaging studies have shown that white matter, primarily composed of …

Microglia originate from yolk sac-primitive macrophages and auto-proliferate into adulthood
without replacement by bone marrow-derived circulating cells. In inflammation, stroke …

To enable rapid propagation of action potentials, axons are ensheathed by myelin, a
multilayered insulating membrane formed by oligodendrocytes. Most of the myelin is …

White matter deterioration is associated with cognitive impairment in healthy aging and
Alzheimer's disease. It is critical to identify interventions that can slow down white matter …

Myelin water imaging (MWI) is an MRI imaging biomarker for myelin. This method can
generate an in vivo whole‐brain myelin water fraction map in approximately 10 minutes. It …

Highlights•Behavioral determinants and neural correlates of motor sequence
learning.•Advances in methodological approaches and neuroimaging data analyses.•Motor …

Myelin is important for the normal development and healthy function of the nervous system.
Recent developments in MRI acquisition and tissue modeling aim to provide a better …

Rapid and efficient transmission of electric signals among neurons of vertebrates is ensured
by myelin‐insulating sheaths surrounding axons. Human cognition, sensation, and motor …

Objectives According to the OPTIMAL theory of motor learning (Wulf & Lewthwaite, 2016),
autonomy support contributes to successful performance and learning in part by enhancing …

The development of advanced noninvasive techniques to image the human brain has
enabled the demonstration of structural plasticity during adulthood in response to motor …