neural pathways
Mental signal routes
Neural pathways are chains of connected nerve cells that transmit signals through the brain and nervous system.
Each pathway links specific regions, enabling particular functions—movement, memory, sensation.
The phrase often appears in discussions of learning and habit: Practicing piano strengthens the neural pathways involved in finger coordination.
Repeated use makes pathways more efficient, which is why skills become automatic over time.
- brainstemLower neural trunk
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- sensory neuronsCells transmitting stimuli inward
- cerebellumMovement coordination organ
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- nervous systembrain, neurons, nerves, spinal cord, axon
- neuroscienceneuron, MRI, brain, neurons, synapses
- brain partscerebellum, hippocampus, brainstem, thalamus, hypothalamus
- brain termsdopamine, serotonin, amygdala, neurons, synapses
- neurodevelopmentneurogenesis, neuroblast, neuroblasts, brain development, myelination
neural pathwaysblood vessels
Tubes carrying circulating fluid
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neural pathwaysdigital circuits
Systems using binary states
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