Tag Hannah C. Kinney

Myelination is characterized by the acquisition of the highly specialized myelin membrane around axons. The time period of myelination in the human is long, beginning mainly in the second trimester of pregnancy and continuing into adult life. Myelination in the…

NORMAL DEVELOPMENT Organizational events occur in a peak time period from approximately the fifth month of gestation to several years after birth. However, these complex processes may continue for many more years in human cerebrum. The major developmental features include…