neural pathway
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This hormone activated enteric neurons connected to the gut, which then quickly transmitted signals to the brain through a direct gut-brain neural pathway.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
This neural pathway finds its way into nearly 70 distinct brain regions, eliciting a storm of activity as brains rewire themselves for a bond.
From Scientific American • Feb. 13, 2023
In a study of mice, researchers worked out a neural pathway that could help alleviate nausea symptoms caused by chemotherapy drugs.
From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022
My brain seems wired to obsess over a single song for days at a time, and perhaps this neural pathway was first trodden in those constant repeat plays as a child.
From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2020
Optogenetic inhibition of this neural pathway turned persevering mice into renouncing mice.
From Nature • Dec. 18, 2018
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