Which type of neural pathways carry sensory information?

Ascending tracts are responsible for carrying sensory information from the peripheral nervous system to the central nervous system. These pathways transmit signals related to various stimuli, such as touch, pain, temperature, and proprioception, allowing the brain to process and interpret these sensations. The ascending tracts begin in the sensory receptors, travel through the spinal cord, and ascend to higher brain regions where sensory information is integrated and perceived.

Understanding this process highlights the importance of ascending tracts in terms of how we perceive our environment and respond to it. The other options do not primarily serve this purpose; descending tracts are involved in transmitting motor signals from the brain to the body, interneuronal pathways facilitate communication between neurons within the central nervous system, and peripheral nerves serve as conduits for both sensory and motor information but do not specifically categorize the sensory pathways themselves.