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myelin  

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  • There are approximately 100 billion neurons in the brain. Neurons communicate with each other in a very complex fashion that is partially possible due to myelin. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Myelin]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TCZ7N259-P

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