Dendritic spike
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dendritic-spike-251-11681305
title:
Dendritic spike
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In neurophysiology, a dendritic spike refers to an action potential generated in the dendrite of a neuron. Dendrites are branched extensions of a neuron. They receive electrical signals emitted from projecting neurons and transfer these signals to the cell body, or soma. Dendritic signaling has traditionally been viewed as a passive mode of electrical signaling. Unlike its axon counterpart which can generate signals through action potentials, dendrites were believed to only have the ability to p
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Action potential generated in the dendrite of a neuron
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendritic_spike
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2023-12-29T13:19:50Z
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