synaptic input

collocation in English

meaningsofsynapticandinput

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synaptic
adjective
uk
/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
us
/sɪˈnæp.tɪk/
relating to the point at which electrical signals move from one nerve cell ...
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input
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.pʊt/
us
/ˈɪn.pʊt/
something such as energy, money, or information that is put into a system, organization, or machine so that it ...
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These data suggest that the ratio of inhibitory to excitatorysynapticinputto parasol cells increases with distance from the soma.
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This is consistent with the idea that receptors comprised of diverse subunits contribute to the totalsynapticinputfrom bipolar cells to parasol cells.
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Rhythmic discharges from thalamic or cortical neurons can entrain oscillatory activity in connected neurons, whereby resonance occurs at a preferred frequency ofsynapticinput.
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As discussed above, fast correlation like this might reflect a localsynapticinputcontrolling the cell's excitability.
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Voltage-dependent proper ties of dendrites that eliminate location-dependent variability ofsynapticinput.
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The mathematical model consisted of a summation of two sine-wave signals representing localsynapticinputat a dendritic tip and at the soma.
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Since radial glia-like progenitors apparently do not receivesynapticinput, alternative mechanisms must be involved in the control of proliferation and differentiation of these cells.
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Distinguishing theoretical synaptic potentials computed for different soma-dendritic distributions ofsynapticinput.
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This provides a channel through which molecules might escape from the synaptic cleft, spill-over to neighboring neurons and astrocytes and reducesynapticinputspecificity.
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However, a systematic quantitative study of thesynapticinputto any ganglion cell type at different eccentricities is lacking.
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This may arise in a network displaying reverberant activity or within a cell that generates intrinsic excitatory events that outlast thesynapticinput.
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Protracted thalamic cell hyperpolarization by alteredsynapticinputtriggers low-frequency neuronal oscillation (left panel).
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Our results show only inconsistent and weak signs of segregation of excitatorysynapticinputto the peripheral dendrites of parasol cells.
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Voltage-dependent properties of dendrites that eliminate location-dependent variability ofsynapticinput.
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Sustainedsynapticinputto ganglion cells of mudpuppy retina.
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