Mechanisms in the brain...

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Dear Teachers,

I'm a little confused about this sentence:

"There are also mechanisms in the brain to prevent unwanted nerve cell growth; these stop repair when axons are damaged by accident."

Is it saying that the mechanisms that prevent unwanted nerve cell growth would stop damaged axons from repairing?

[Yankee]

Hi apo

I understand that the mechanisms that prevent unwanted nerve cell growth would also stop/prevent the repair ("healing") of damaged axons.

Amy
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English