Myelin Repair – fixing the top layer of our neural roading system
One of nature’s most common and observable structures is a layered system, from large mountainous strata deposits to layers that form skin to myelination that protects and insulates all human neural connectors (McGrath, 2013). The schematic below stylises the layers of lipid based membranes around a nerve, one of literally millions in our brain. Myelin acts as insulating material around the axon that enables the energy (message) of the action potential (energy pulses) to travel down the axon quickly and efficiently through the brain nerve system, and protecting the nerve from energy loss. The deterioration of this insulating buffer causes many different issues in the human body one of which is multiple sclerosis (MS). The sufferer of MS experiences delayed message transmittal to various parts of their body. For example, deterioration in the part of the brain that controls speech and language will impede the person’s oral communication. As the brain controls messages to the w