Dendritic spines: From shape to function

• Main Author: Nicolas Heck (auth)
• Other Authors: Ruth Benavides-Piccione (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Synaptic integration; pyramidal cell; Cerebral Cortex; Dendrites; Synapses
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

One fundamental requisite for a comprehensive view on brain function and cognition is the understanding of the neuronal network activity of the brain. Neurons are organized into complex networks, interconnected through synapses. The main sites for excitatory synapses in the brain are thin protrusion...