Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World · chapter 1 · id deep-work-c1-07-neuroscience-shows-that-focuse

“Neuroscience shows that focused practice builds myelin around neural circuits, improving skill acquisition. This provides the biological mechanism for why deep work is valuable.”

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Motor skill learning requires active central myelination -- Science (2014)paywalled — manual check queued

Motor skill learning stimulates generation of myelinating oligodendrocytes. Genetic blockade of oligodendrocyte differentiation strongly impairs training-induced improvements.

Oligodendrocyte dynamics dictate cognitive performance -- Nature Communications (2023)source alive

Performance in working memory tasks depends on oligodendrocyte genesis proportional to the number generated during training.

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