Myelin

Bernard Zalc is a neuroscientist and a Director Emeritus of Research at Inserm. He leads the ICM brain and spinal cord research center (Institut du cerveau et la moelle epiniere) at Hopital de la Pitie-Salpetriere in Paris.

Florence Rosier is a Science and Health Journalist who regularly contributes to the science and medicine section of Le Monde.

Robert N. Cory is a medical translator and former neuroscientist living in Quebec City. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow at CNRS-Inserm in Montpellier, France.

Contents

Prologue
1. The vertebrate nervous system and the miraculous appearance of myelin
2. The cellular building blocks of the vertebrate nervous system
3. The discovery of myelin: A long story full of twists and turns
4. A highly sophisticated substance
5. Myelin's three functions
6. A long evolutionary adventure
7. How myelin forms during development
8. Genetic disorders of myelin
9. Multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable demyelinating disease
10. Myelin disorders of the peripheral nervous system
11. Corpus callosum lesions and other disconnections of myelinated tracts
12. Delays in myelination associated with a very preterm birth
13. Myelin and cognition: A fascinating challenge for researchers
14. Conclusion: The "gray gold" and "white gold" of the brain: Two treasures with a common destiny
For more about myelin disorders, treatments, and the latest research
References
Acknowledgments
Index