Nanoscale dendritic shaft constrictions shape synaptic integration in fine caliber principal neuron dendrites
Tony Kelly, Michael Döngi, Juan Eduardo Rodriguez-Gatica, Netanel Ofer, Carlos Wert-Carvajal, Michela Barboni, Philipp Bethge, Michel K. Herde, Jens F. Tillmann, Sabrina Ingrid Peter, Sebastián Dupraz, Henner Koch, Valentin Stein, Frank Bradke, Tatjana Tchumatchenko, , Heinz Beck
The paper shows that dendrites have nanoscale constrictions that create electrical compartments, altering synaptic integration in neurons.
bioRxiv · Jul 18, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience