Plasticity of dendritic excitability
- 9 May 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurobiology
- Vol. 64 (1) , 100-115
- https://doi.org/10.1002/neu.20148
Abstract
Dendrites are equipped with a plethora of voltage‐gated ion channels that greatly enrich the computational and storage capacity of neurons. The excitability of dendrites and dendritic function display plasticity under diverse circumstances such as neuromodulation, adaptation, learning and memory, trauma, or disorders. This adaptability arises from alterations in the biophysical properties or the expression levels of voltage‐gated ion channels—induced by the activity of neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, and second‐messenger cascades. In this review we discuss how this plasticity of dendritic excitability could alter information transfer and processing within dendrites, neurons, and neural networks under physiological and pathological conditions. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Neurobiol 64: 100–115, 2005Keywords
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