Anatomical modifications of sensory receptors and the associated brain pathway that processes electric communication signals resulted in a newfound ability to detect subtle variations in these signals.
Satiety is a process through which eating sends signals that activate specific brain pathways that in turn regulate appetite.
"These drugs don't work on the inner ear, they work on the brain pathways that control dizziness," Dr. Hain said.
In other words, brain pathways that are used infrequently are lost, and more useful connections are sped up in preparation for adulthood.
Mo Costandi reports on a new study claiming to have rediscovered a major brain pathway that hasn't been discussed since the late nineteenth century.
Meanwhile, scientists are using leptin as a key to unlocking the entire brain pathway that controls appetite, finding dozens of molecules in the brain that may be new candidates for obesity drugs.
This "therapy circuit" is a new brain pathway that is created by choosing to focus on new thoughts.
Here, we examine central neural pathways in the male brain that process female and male pheromones using anatomical, calcium imaging, optogenetic, and behavioral studies.
A 'motor pathway' is critical for song production and includes a brain area called HVC, which receives inputs from brain areas that process auditory information (Nottebohm et al., 1976; Hahnloser et al., 2002; Roy and Mooney, 2009).
While each of these processes is essential for healthy brain function, the establishment of the myelinated white matter is integral to establishing the efficient brain communication pathways that are essential for higher order function (Fields 2008).
