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Most mammalian central neurons receive synaptic input over complicated dendritic arbors. Therefore, timing of synaptic information should vary with synapse location. However, I report that temporal summation at CA1 pyramidal somata does not depend on the location of synaptic input. This spatial normalization of temporal integration requires a dendritic hyperpolarization-activated current (Ih). Shaping of synaptic activity by deactivating a nonuniform Ih could counterbalance filtering by dendrites and effectively remove location-dependent variability in temporal integration, thus enhancing synchronization of neuronal populations and functional capabilities of the hippocampal CA1 region.
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Editorial Correction:
The printed version of this article contained an error introduced during editing. The sentence "By subtracting the EPSP trains evoked during Ih blockade from the control train, the time course of synaptic depolarization…" should read "By subtracting the EPSP trains evoked during Ih blockade from the control train, the time course of synaptic hyperpolarization induced by Ih deactivation was examined". We regret the error.
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I thank Michael Carruth for technical assistance and Dan Johnston and Brian Christie for discussions throughout the study. ZD7288 was a gift of Zeneca Pharmaceuticals (Macclesfield, UK). This work was supported by National Institute of Health grant NS35865 and the LSUMC Neuroscience Center.
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Magee, J. Dendritic Ih normalizes temporal summation in hippocampal CA1 neurons. Nat Neurosci 2, 508–514 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/9158
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