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The spine problem: finding a function for dendritic spines

Why do neurons have dendritic spines? This question—the heart of what Yuste calls “the spine problem”—presupposes that why-questions of this sort have scientific answers: that empirical findings can favor or count against claims about why neurons have spines. Here we show how such questions can rece...

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Autores principales: Malanowski, Sarah, Craver, Carl F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25309340
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2014.00095