Dendritic spines: From shape to function

• मुख्य लेखक: Nicolas Heck (auth)
• अन्य लेखक: Ruth Benavides-Piccione (auth)
• स्वरूप: इलेक्ट्रोनिक पुस्तक अध्याय
• भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• श्रृंखला: Frontiers Research Topics
• विषय: Neurosciences; Synaptic integration; pyramidal cell; Cerebral Cortex; Dendrites; Synapses
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: 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...