Proposed evolutionary changes in the role of myelin

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 NOV, 2013, Pages

  Stiefel, Klaus M ^a   Torben Nielsen, Benjamin ^b,c   Coggan, Jay S ^d  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Neurolinx Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Axonal conduction speed; Brain energy consumption; Evolution; Mesozoic marine revolution; Myelin

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARTILAGINOUS FISH; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOZOIC; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SODIUM CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 84888794983     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00202     Document Type: Article

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