Cell Press, Current Biology, 20(19), p. R956-R957, 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.08.031
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Central neurons receive thousands of synaptic inputs. A recent study shows how pyramidal neurons of the mammalian neocortex integrate synaptic input in a parallel manner, illustrating how a chain of dendritic integration mechanisms act to signal distal dendritic excitatory synaptic input.