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The binding solution?

How do neurons combine distinct information streams and form long-lasting associations? Dendritic plateau potentials may allow the integration and storage of coincident location and contextual information in hippocampal neurons.

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Figure 1: Place fields are likely formed and amplified by dendritic plateau potentials.

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Sheffield, M., Dombeck, D. The binding solution?. Nat Neurosci 18, 1060–1062 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4075

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