dendrite

What: "The dendrite is like a mailbox; it receives information in the form of chemicals released by the axon terminals of other neurons, often from many different sources."

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:12 PM

What: "dendrite is like an analog computer where graded events are occurring locally here and there, influencing each other as the branches converge. So we think of the dendrites as being the prime integrative structure, most highly developed in the animal species with most complex behavior" This is from page page 56 of the linked pdf file. It is very large, so it make take a while to load.

Writer: Theodore Bullock

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:20 PM

What: "Nerve cells are the building blocks of the brain.Just like any other cell. Then he says they are very different! Much more vulnerable. Axon continues to grow and grow. Dendrite is like a forest. Axons are really really long! The cells have to work really really hard to generate the protein to supply the protoplasmic structure. Nerve cells send signals, at about 100 miles per hour."

Writer: Gerald Fischbach

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:24 PM

What: "When a neuron wants to pass a message or stimulus, or bag of sand, it generates an enzyme that closes the gap between the foot of the neuron and the dendrite of the next neuron. The dendrite is like the hand of the person grabbing the bag of sand. Neurons have many dendrites while we only have two hands. The neuron that received the message generates an enzyme that dissolves the material that allowed the signal to jump between the neurons to begin with. That is its way of saying, I have got it"

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:28 PM

What: "Dendrites are some tens of microns in length. The branch out into a tree-like form around the cell body. The dendrites are like electrical cables which serve to conduct incoming signals to the cell."

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:30 PM

What: "Dendrites are like a busy phone exchange. A single neuron can have thousands of synapses talking to its dendrites. Some dendrites are able to separate the input from neighboring synapses with spines that act as morphological barriers of synaptic input by restricting calcium diffusion. Many neurons lack spines, however, thus causing speculation that these dendrites might lack synaptic specificity."

Writer: Nicole LeBrasseur

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:35 PM

What: A."The dendrites are like the undersea telephone cables that connect North America and Europe" or B. "The dendrites are like sprawling antennae, receiving information from a large number of external sources."

Writer: Prof. Dave Ragsdale

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:39 PM

What: This is a condensation of many of the associations for this part of a neuron. The dendrite is shaped like and tree and has the functionality of an antennae. That is all.

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Date: Oct 25 2013 2:42 PM