Dendritic spike

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Author: Dr. Michael Häusser, Physiology, University College London, UK

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Dr. Michael Häusser accepted the invitation on 6 March 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 6 September 2008).

This article will briefly cover:

- definition of dendritic spikes - initiation of dendritic spikes - propagation of dendritic spikes - interaction between dendritic spikes and axonal spikes - role in plasticity - role in computation

Invited by: Dr. Eugene M. Izhikevich, Editor-in-Chief of Scholarpedia, the free peer reviewed encyclopedia
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