Different types of these branch-like projections process incoming information in different ways before sending it to the body of the neuron. Within the human brain, neurons perform complex calculations on information they receive. Researchers at MIT have now demonstrated how dendrites — branch-like extensions that protrude from neurons — help to perform those computations. The researchers...
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Dendrites may help neurons perform complicated calculations
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Within the human brain, neurons perform complex calculations on information they receive. Researchers at MIT have now demonstrated how dendrites—branch-like extensions that protrude from neurons—help to perform those computations. The researchers found that within a single neuron, different types of dendrites receive input from distinct parts...