Dendritic action potentials in magnocellular neurons.
In the central nervous system, information is traditionally thought to flow from synapses to dendrites to soma. Recent evidence, however, suggests that dendrites play more of an active role in signal processing than previously thought. This review will examine the evidence in support of dendritic spikes in magnocellular neurons. Additionally, it will shed light on a number of important roles these spikes may play in regulating the excitability of magnocellular neurons.
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Jaideep S
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Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Neuroscience Research Group, University of Calgary, Calgary AB, Canada.
D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D003712:Dendrites / Q000502:physiology*; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000502:physiology; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction