Dendritic subunits determined by dendritic morphology

Lindsay, K.A., Ogden, J.M. and Rosenberg, J.R. (2001) Dendritic subunits determined by dendritic morphology. Neural Computation, 13(11), pp. 2465-2476. (doi: 10.1162/089976601753195978)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/089976601753195978

Abstract

A theoretical framework is presented in which arbitrarily branched dendritic structures with nonhomogeneous membrane properties and nonuniform geometry can be transformed into an equivalent unbranched structure (equivalent cable). Rall's equivalent cylinder is seen to be one part of the equivalent cable in the special case of dendrites satisfying the Rall criteria. The relation between the branched dendrite and its equivalent unbranched representation is uniquely defined by an invertible mapping that connects configurations of inputs on the branched structure with those on the unbranched structure, and conversely. This mapping provides a new definition of dendritic subunit and provides a mechanism for characterizing local and nonlocal signal processing within dendritic structures.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Rosenberg, Prof Jay and Lindsay, Professor Kenneth
Authors: Lindsay, K.A., Ogden, J.M., and Rosenberg, J.R.
Subjects:R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Q Science > QA Mathematics
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
Journal Name:Neural Computation
ISSN:0899-7667
ISSN (Online):1530-888X

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