Myelination and Learning: How Brains Build Skills | MindLAB
The Myelin Advantage: How Your Brain Hardwires New Professional Skills Through Myelination Myelination is the brain’s hardware mechanism for skill durability. When you repeatedly fire a circuit through deliberate practice, oligodendrocytes detect the activation pattern and wrap those axons with insulating myelin — accelerating signal transmission and converting effortful execution into automatic professional performance. ...
