Dendrites

by Greg Stuart (Editor), Nelson Spruston (Editor), Michael Häusser (Editor)

Dendrites are complex neuronal structures that receive and integrate synaptic input from other nerve cells. They therefore play a critical role in brain function. Although dendrites were discovered over a century ago, due to the development of powerful new techniques there has been a dramatic resurgence of interest in the properties and function of these beautiful structures.

This is the third edition of the first book devoted exclusively to dendrites. It contains a comprehensive survey of the current state of dendritic research across a wide range of topics, from dendritic morphology, evolution, development, and plasticity through to the electrical, biochemical and computational properties of dendrites, and finally to the key role of dendrites in brain disease. The third edition has been thoroughly revised, with the addition of a number of new chapters and
comprehensive updates or rewrites of existing chapters by leading experts.

"Dendrites" will be of interest to researchers and students in neuroscience and related fields, as well as to anyone interested in how the brain works.

Genres: Science, Neuroscience, Biology

624 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 1999

Reviews

[DJ]

Huzzah! I was under the impression that the morphological puzzle that is dendritic processing had been banished to the depths of obscure journals and after-hours lab experiments conducted in shame. Glad to see the dendrite counterculture is going mainstream.