Synaptic function: Dendritic democracy

Neurons receive synaptic inputs primarily onto their dendrites, which filter synaptic potentials as they spread toward the soma. Recent results indicate that this filtering appears to be compensated by increasing the synaptic conductance at distal synapses, thus normalizing the efficacy of synaptic...

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Published in:Current biology 2001-01, Vol.11 (1), p.R10-R12
Main Author: Haeusser, M
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dendrites - physiology
Patch-Clamp Techniques
Synapses - physiology
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Summary:Neurons receive synaptic inputs primarily onto their dendrites, which filter synaptic potentials as they spread toward the soma. Recent results indicate that this filtering appears to be compensated by increasing the synaptic conductance at distal synapses, thus normalizing the efficacy of synaptic inputs at the soma.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00034-8