Experience alterations in white matter structure and myelin-related gene expression in adult rats
Cassandra Sampaio‐Baptista, Astrid Vallès, Alexandre A. Khrapitchev, Guus Akkermans, Anderson M. Winkler, Sean Foxley, Nicola R. Sibson, Mark Jonathan Roberts, Karla L. Miller, Mathew E. Diamond, Gerard J.M. Martens, Peter De Weerd, Heidi Johansen‐Berg
This study shows that somatosensory experience in adult rats alters white matter structure and myelin-related gene expression, suggesting myelination as an underlying mechanism.
Progress in Neurobiology · Jan 27, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience