Links to relevant literature:

As briefly discussed above, the literature on myelin is extensive and ranges from the level of molecular biology and biophysics,  to the role of myelinated fibers in cognition.  The 15 references listed below should be viewed as a “sample,” intended only as a convenience and starting point.

• J. Annese et al. (2004) A myelo-architectonic method for the structural classification of cortical areas
• N.A. Bock et al. (2009) Visualizing the entire cortical myelination pattern in marmosets with magnetic resonance imaging
• J. Defelipe et al. (2010) Cortical white matter: beyond the pale remarks, main conclusions and discussion (Commentary article from a Special Topics (Frontiers in Neuroanatomy))
• J. Dejerine (1901) Anatomie des centres nerveux (scan of this classic book)
• S. Eickhoff et al. (2005) High-resolution MRI reflects myeloarchitecture and cytoarchitecture of human cerebral cortex
• R. D. Fields (2008) White matter in learning, cognition, and psychiatric disorders
• D.K. Hartline and D.R. Coleman (2007) Rapid conduction and the evolution of giant axons and myelinated fibers

(see also: D.K. Hartline (2008) What is myelin?)

• C. Hildebrand et al. (1993) Myelinated Nerve fibers in the CNS
• A.S. Lamantia and P. Rakic (1990) Cytological and quantitative characteristics of four cerebral commissures in the rhesus monkey
• S. Mori et al. (2009) White matter atlases based on diffusion tensor imaging
• A. Peters and C. Sethares (2002) Aging and the myelinated fibers in prefrontal cortex and corpus callosum of the monkey
• M.F. Sargon (2003) Quantitative analysis of myelinated axons of commissural fibers in the rat brain
• S. Wakana et al. (2004) Fiber tract-based atlas of human white matter anatomy
• L. Zhou et al. (2009) Role of the atypical cadherin Celsr3 during development of the internal capsule