Introducing the brain: studying pyramidal neurons (Introduction)

by David Turell @, Wednesday, October 19, 2022, 17:42 (526 days ago) @ David Turell

Compared to rats and analyzed spikes:

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-window-brain-function.html

"'We compared the electrical properties of human and rodent neocortical pyramidal neurons by making intricate simultaneous electrical recordings from their cell bodies and thin dendrites.

"'Our research revealed that human and rodent neocortical pyramidal neurons share fundamental biophysical properties.

"'For example, we showed that both the dendrites of human and rodent neocortical pyramidal neurons generate dendritic sodium spikes, suggesting a conservation of the machinery for integrating the many thousands of input signals that a neuron receives.

"'However, we discovered the computational function of human neocortical pyramidal neurons is dramatically enhanced.'"

Comment: our pyramidal neurons are improved over rodents.


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