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Speeding up our brain signals through practice

Every time we repeat something, a

coating around the trunk of the neuron,

called the myelin sheath, gets thicker.

Scientists think that the thicker the

coating, the faster messages travel

to the next neuron.

That means that the more we

repeat something, the easier

and faster we can do it.

Watch this video to find out more

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