There Is More to Dendrites Than Meets the Eye: Cluster Synaptic Inputs and Orientation Selectivity (VIDEO)

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

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New insights into neural computations in cerebral cortex. Scientists at the MPFI have provided strong evidence that the arrangement of synaptic connections within the dendritic field supports an active role for dendrites in cortical processing and that these dendritic computations shape how neurons encode visual information.

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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

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