Dendrites
Greg Stuart, Nelson Spruston, and Michael Häusser
Abstract
Dendrites are complex neuronal structures that receive and integrate synaptic input from other nerve cells. They therefore play a critical role in brain function. Although dendrites were discovered over a century ago, due to the development of powerful new techniques there has been a dramatic resurgence of interest in the properties and function of these beautiful structures. This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to dendrites. It contains a comprehensive survey of the current state of dendritic research across a wide range of topics, from dendritic morphology, evolution, development ... More
Dendrites are complex neuronal structures that receive and integrate synaptic input from other nerve cells. They therefore play a critical role in brain function. Although dendrites were discovered over a century ago, due to the development of powerful new techniques there has been a dramatic resurgence of interest in the properties and function of these beautiful structures. This is the first book to be devoted exclusively to dendrites. It contains a comprehensive survey of the current state of dendritic research across a wide range of topics, from dendritic morphology, evolution, development, and plasticity through to the electrical, biochemical, and computational properties of dendrites, and finally to the key role of dendrites in brain disease. The third edition has been thoroughly revised, with each chapter updated or completely rewritten by leading experts, plus the addition of a number of new chapters. “Dendrites” should be of interest to researchers and students in neuroscience and related fields, as well as to anyone interested in how the brain works.
Keywords:
neuron,
synapse,
dendrite,
spine,
computation,
modeling,
memory,
development,
plasticity,
neuroscience
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2016 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198745273 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2016 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198745273.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Greg Stuart, editor
Head, Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University
Nelson Spruston, editor
Scientific Program Director and Laboratory Head, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Research Campus,
Michael Häusser, editor
Professor of Neuroscience, University College London
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