neural pathway
Nerve signal route
A neural pathway is a series of connected nerve cells that transmit signals through the brain or nervous system.
Different pathways handle different functions—motor control, sensory processing, memory formation.
The term appears in both neuroscience and popular psychology: Exercise can strengthen neural pathways associated with learning.
Figuratively, it describes ingrained patterns of thought or behavior.
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- nerve impulseElectrical signal through neurons
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- brainSeat of cognition
signal · impulse · connection · wiring · tract · network · firing · transmission · myelin · cortex · reflex · fight or flight · sensory input · memory · muscle memory · plasticity · bundle · nerve
- brain sciencebrain scan, brain research, brain map, brain imaging, brain chemistry
- nervous systembrain, nerves, spinal cord, axon, dendrite
- neuroscienceMRI, brain, synapses, dendrite, neurotransmitters
- brain functionscognition, attention, thinking, reasoning, learning
- Brain MeasuresEEG, fMRI, MRI images, brain scan, brain scans
- brain partscerebellum, hippocampus, brainstem, thalamus, hypothalamus
neural pathwaycircuit board
Electronics interconnection substrate
silicon chip · wire · digital circuit · fiber optic cable · artificial neural network
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