Is a religious smoker a result of Myelination of neural pathways?

   

                                     Is a religious smoker a result of Myelination of neural pathways ?

2016 film:My entire high school is sinking into the sea.

               

The brain cells contain millions of neurons. A neuron consists of Dendrites, Cell body, Axon covered by layers of Myelin Sheath and Nerve ending.

Function of a neuron- To transmit neural impulses.

Myelination of neural pathways- Axon is covered by layer of Myelin Sheath.

The cross-sectional diameter of an axon is important determinat of impulse propagation, “the larger the diameter, the greater the velocity of propagation”.

My Understanding-:

When we practice a concept, activities in the brain also tunes in. As we practice, that particular impulse flow in brain cell goes on in a repeat mode thus resulting in the enlargement of Myelin Sheath’s diameter. As per the physics of brain biology- larger the diameter of the Myelin Sheath the speed of impulse transfer is mightier. The high velocity of the impulses in neurons has to be credited to our rigorous jamming sessions eventually finishing of with a brilliant performance.

                                                     To the drama:

One of our characters has been enlightened with this thought. He strikes out a conversation as he is going out in a car with his friends.

‘Enlightened friend’- E.friend.

E.friend- Hii guys does anyone know what happens in our brain when we practice something? Do you know how are we able to put up with a great show after a drill?

Friend 2- Don’t know brother. Why don’t you explain it for yourself?

Friend 3(Driver)-  “Mr. Know all show”.

E.friend- Shut upp! It is actually interesting. Listen up guys.

Friends- Yes sir! Yes sir!!

E.friend- I presume you all know that brain cells consists of neurons. For those who are unaware, Brain cell consists of neurons. There are millions of them, their function is to transport electrical impulses or information. A typical neuron cell consist of A cell body, Dendrites, Axon which is wrapped by a layer of Myelin sheath and the nerve ending.

Friend 3- Fuck!! I’m already sleeping.

E.friend- Bro! c’mon, the dope part is about to come.

Friend 2- Sure! Sure!!

E.friend- Thank you. So where were we? Yah the nerve endings. So this is the thing, the Axon is wrapped by few layers of Myelin Sheath. This Myelin Sheath also ensures the transportation of the impulses. As the Myelin Sheath bulks up in its diameter, the velocity of the flow of impulses also increases. As we practice more, the diameter of Myelin Sheath bulks up. That is how one ends up stealing his show. 

Friend 4(shot gun)- hi this is cool actually.

E.friend- Didn’t I tell you, hmm Thanks to me.

After some time.

Friend 4- Hi, E.friend. I had a thought now.

E.friend- What thought? Is it related to that Myelination?

Friend 4- Yes. As we practice an activity our body sends impulses relating to that activity. As we repeat the activity, the same practice of that impulse transportation is happening in our head repeatedly.

E.friend- Yes.

Friend 4- So, more that activity more the bulking of Myelin Sheath, resulting in information transfer at greater velocities.

E.friend- Precise.

Friend 4- I was thinking about those intricate activities, like thinking about good things, like talking to friends about good and progressive topics and anything apart from physical activity.

Do all these intricate activities bulk up our Myelin Sheath? Eventually all those good things we thought and discussed, will it have a chance to become our kind of force majeure?? What do you think?

E.friend- Woa! Mmm!!? Perhaps. But force majeure? What do you mean by force majeure?

Friend 4- Ok, lets take this for an instance-A person is so passionate about cinema he thinks about it all the time, discusses cinema with people when ever they hang out. Now tell me this, does all those small scale and non-physical parameters become a reflex action for the person.

Friend 4- Or take this, a bunch of friends like us. They talk all good n great things, they think about worldly issues and solutions, they talk art and poetry, they just think and talk. All those thinkie n talkie sessions they had, would it get registered? Does it result in the bulking of Myelin Sheath? 

Will those sessions register and result in becoming a reflex action when they are in crisis situation?

E.friend- Ha-ha. Brother, nice. Genuinely nice. I think I can see some existential rant too. 

I would like to recall a fact I read in an article- we received our genes from our forefathers. All the trauma, vital and life changing circumstances they experienced are recorded in a gene. 

So what I’m meaning to say is that all those trauma and situations our forefathers walked through were recorded in a gene and were passed on. All those trauma and situation they went through is proven to have an influence in our decisions. 

Hence we can conclude that our individual thoughts can have a potential to be our own force majeure. Yeah why not I guess.

Friend 4- Mmm. Now I’m also positive about it I guess.

E.friend- So where are we upto guys? What is the agenda for our lives from now?

Friend 3- I think we’ll just concentrate on the ride.

Friend 2- Is religious smoking because of Myelin sheath bulking up?