Some embodiments of the invention include methods for treating an animal for disease or nerve damage, comprising administration of a composition comprising a myelination enhancing inhibitor to the animal. Other embodiments of the invention include methods for treating an animal for disease or nerve damage, comprising administration of a composition comprising an HDAC3 inhibitor to the animal. Still other embodiments of the invention include methods for treating an animal for MS or nerve damage, comprising administration of a composition comprising an HDAC3 inhibitor to the animal. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.