Neural pathway

Neural pathways were the channels within a nervous system for neural signals or neurons to be sent between the brain and other parts of a humanoid. Damage to one's neural pathway could lead to severe neurological damage and even death.

An illegal procedure called accelerated critical neural pathway formation affected neural pathways and generally resulted in increased intelligence, but with high likelihood of dramatic and often unpredictable side effects on the personality of the patient. 

The Xindi-Reptilian biorifle weapon was powered by a lifeform resembling an eel. Its neural pathways modulated the weapon's power output. 

The neural pathways of Xindi-Reptilians and Xindi-Primates are virtualy identical. 

Ribosome infusions could help treat extreme cell damage caused by early neural pathway degeneration. In 2366, Doctor Beverly Crusher attempted to convince Lieutenant Worf to agree to a ribosome infusion to treat the Romulan Patahk. 

Benjamin Sisko suffered unusual neural pathway activity in 2373, following exposure to a plasma burst. The condition was associated with odd synaptic potentials and post-neural shock syndrome, and also with a series of prophetic visions. Sisko suffered severe headaches and, eventually, life threatening depolarization of his central nervous system. The condition was corrected by a neuropolaric induction. He suffered a temporary relapse in 2374. 

In 2375, the aliens residing in chaotic space instructed Chakotay on how to escape chaotic space, which had a negative effect on Human neural pathways.