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Dendritic architecture: form and function

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A study now demonstrates how dendritic architecture and differential synaptic innervation can account for functional heterogeneity of dopaminergic neurons in the substantial nigra.

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Figure 1: The structure of dopaminergic neurons in the SNc determines synaptic composition and the response to an aversive stimulus.

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