neural pathway
noun
technical
: a series of connected nerves along which electrical impulses travel in the body
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For ardent fans, a team’s defeat triggers the same neural pathway activated when witnessing a spouse break a leg, yet the source is merely a sports game, devoid of any actual tangible pain.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The value of this data lies in the fact that the neural pathway of decisionmaking is now clearer, which will allow scientists to better understand complex thinking abilities and perform more advanced analyses.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
For me, however, the most convincing reason for humans to continue writing is the neural pathway argument: Science suggests that writing strengthens cognitive function and critical thinking, and even increases dopamine.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
But in most people, the neural pathway governing ear wiggling is not under conscious control, making the action impossible.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
Continuously performing a behavior creates a neural pathway in your brain.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Rather, its sugar craving derived from a neural pathway that started in the gut and extended into the brain.
—Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The value of this data lies in the fact that the neural pathway of decisionmaking is now clearer, which will allow scientists to better understand complex thinking abilities and perform more advanced analyses.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 10 Sep. 2025
For me, however, the most convincing reason for humans to continue writing is the neural pathway argument: Science suggests that writing strengthens cognitive function and critical thinking, and even increases dopamine.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
But in most people, the neural pathway governing ear wiggling is not under conscious control, making the action impossible.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025
Continuously performing a behavior creates a neural pathway in your brain.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 29 Jan. 2025
Rather, its sugar craving derived from a neural pathway that started in the gut and extended into the brain.
—Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
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