neural pathway

any route followed by a nerve impulse through central or peripheral nerve fibers of the nervous system. A neural pathway may consist of a simple reflex arc or a complex but specific route, such as that followed by impulses transmitting a specific wavelength of sound from the cochlea to the auditory cortex. Also called nerve pathway. See also afferent pathway; efferent pathway; motor pathway.

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