Previous work by others had shown that nerve damage, or limb amputation, led to a reorganisation of neuronal pathways in the cortex of very young animals. (kavliprize.org)
Although our previous study suggested that gastrin - releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) is an itch - specific gene in the spinal cord, a long - standing question of whether there are separate neuronal pathways for itch and pain remains unsettled. (science.sciencemag.org)
The hunger for milk is potentially life - threatening if it's not satisfied; the hunger for sensory stimulation is not directly life - threatening, it's true, but vital anyway because the baby's neuronal pathways wire up in direct response to sensory input. (education.possumsonline.com)