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  2. Neural pathway - Wikipedia

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    A neural pathway connects one part of the nervous system to another using bundles of axons called tracts. The optic tract that extends from the optic nerve is an example of a neural pathway because it connects the eye to the brain; additional pathways within the brain connect to the visual cortex.

  3. Development of the nervous system - Wikipedia

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    The remainder of the ectoderm gives rise to the epidermis. The ability of the mesoderm to convert the overlying ectoderm into neural tissue is called neural induction. In the early embryo, the neural plate folds outwards to form the neural groove. Beginning in the future neck region, the neural folds of this groove close to create the neural tube.

  4. Sensory nervous system - Wikipedia

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    A sensory system consists of sensory neurons (including the sensory receptor cells), neural pathways, and parts of the brain involved in sensory perception and interoception. Commonly recognized sensory systems are those for vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, balance and visceral sensation.

  5. Synapse - Wikipedia

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    As neurotransmitters activate receptors across the synaptic cleft, the connection between the two neurons is strengthened when both neurons are active at the same time, as a result of the receptor's signaling mechanisms. The strength of two connected neural pathways is thought to result in the storage of information, resulting in memory.

  6. Connectome - Wikipedia

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    Accurate whole brain parcellation may lead to more accurate macroscale connectomes for the normal brain, which can then be compared to disease states. Pathways through cerebral white matter can be charted by histological dissection and staining, by degeneration methods, and by axonal tracing.

  7. Frontostriatal circuit - Wikipedia

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    Frontostriatal circuits are neural pathways that connect frontal lobe regions with the striatum and mediate motor, cognitive, and behavioural functions within the brain. [1] They receive inputs from dopaminergic, serotonergic, noradrenergic, and cholinergic cell groups that modulate information processing. [2]

  8. Nerve tract - Wikipedia

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    White matter tracts within a human brain, as visualized by MRI tractography. A nerve tract is a bundle of nerve fibers connecting nuclei of the central nervous system. [1] [2] [3] In the peripheral nervous system, this is known as a nerve fascicle, and has associated connective tissue.

  9. Dopaminergic pathways - Wikipedia

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    The tuberoinfundibular pathway not only regulates hormonal balance but also influences locomotor networks in the brainstem and spinal cord. Modulating motor control and coordination, showcasing the interconnected nature of neural circuits in the brain. motor function. restless legs syndrome; Incertohypothalamic pathway