This suggests that apical dendrites may be organizing information in a spatially grouped way, while basal dendrites may be more focused on aligning inputs with the overall activity of the neuron.

Also mysterious are apical dendrites’ rogue synapses that are unaffected by signals from the cell body. One theory suggests that independence from central control could allow “each dendritic branch to ...

Surprisingly, each dendrite type followed different rules for synaptic strengthening during learning. Specifically, the team found that synapses on apical dendrites became stronger when activated ...

Responses to pattern-violating visual stimuli evolve differently over days in somata and distal apical dendrites. The Journal of Neuroscience , 2023; JN-RM-1009-23 DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1009-23.2023 ...

The measurements were taken at the neurons’ distal apical dendrites of the visual cortex, which receive top-down signals, and at their cell bodies, which receive bottom-up signals.

Audiovisualization of SCAPE microscopy data capturing calcium activity in apical dendrites in the awake mouse brain. “Movies” with color and music visualize brain activity data in beautiful ...

Surprisingly, each dendrite type followed different rules for synaptic strengthening during learning. Specifically, the team found that synapses on apical dendrites became stronger when activated ...