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Targeted dendrotomy reveals active and passive contributions of the dendritic tree to synaptic integration and neuronal output

Date

Authors

Bekkers, John

Hausser, Michael

Publisher

National Academy of Sciences (USA)

Abstract

Neurons typically function as transduction devices, converting patterns of synaptic inputs, received on the dendrites, into trains of output action potentials in the axon. This transduction process is surprisingly complex and has been proposed to involve

Keywords

Keywords: action potential; animal cell; article; brain slice; cerebellum; controlled study; dendrite; dendritic cell; neocortex; nerve cell; nerve cell excitability; nerve fiber; nonhuman; priority journal; Purkinje cell; pyramidal nerve cell; rat; Action Potentia Action potential; Cerebellum; Dendrite; Modeling; Neocortex

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/30016

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1073/pnas.0701586104

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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