Distal Dendrites Amongst a Sea of Cholinergic Axons (IMAGE)

University of Queensland

Distal Dendrites Amongst a Sea of Cholinergic Axons

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A spotlight brings into focus the distal dendrites of a neocortical layer 5 pyramidal neuron (gold) amongst a sea of cholinergic axons (green), an allegory of the transformation of dendritic computations in the output neurons of the neocortex produced by the optogenetic activation of the cholinergic modulatory system.

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Artwork by Lee Fletcher, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland.

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