024 @Nicodube23 How Myelin Sheaths speed up the Action Potential

Leslie Samuel explains how myelin sheaths increase the speed of action potentials in response to a question from Nico Dub on YouTube. The video covers the role of myelin sheaths, saltatory conduction, and the combination of electrotonic conduction with voltage-gated sodium channels to efficiently transmit signals along axons. The explanation highlights the fast nature of electrotonic conduction and the necessity of voltage-gated channels to maintain signal strength over long distances.

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