youngbiologist
Registered Senior Member
Myelin sheaths are one of the key reasons our body is able to function so well, however not all animals evolved this mechanism. Squid, instead of using myelin sheath instead of extra large neurons with axons called...large axons. Now I was just wondering if anyone in the neurology field could tell me what might happen if we were able to get extra large neurons to ALSO have a myelin sheath. Would the transmission rate of the nerve signal move even faster then in the current two systems? FYI, by having a large axon the transmission speed if also speed up but I forget the exact name of the effect that results in this increased speed.