Nature Communications (Oct 2020)

A role of oligodendrocytes in information processing

  • Sharlen Moore,
  • Martin Meschkat,
  • Torben Ruhwedel,
  • Andrea Trevisiol,
  • Iva D. Tzvetanova,
  • Arne Battefeld,
  • Kathrin Kusch,
  • Maarten H. P. Kole,
  • Nicola Strenzke,
  • Wiebke Möbius,
  • Livia de Hoz,
  • Klaus-Armin Nave

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19152-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Oligodendrocytes myelinate and metabolically support axons. The role of myelination in information processing beyond regulation of conduction velocity is unclear. Here, the authors show that myelination contributes to sustained stimulus perception in the auditory cortex, shaping neuronal responses.