Branching provides the surface area necessary for dendrites to receive. Together these studies highlight the clever ways evolution has solved the problem of constructing complex branch geometries. Neurons are polarized cells (1) whose axons and dendrites are often highly branched. Finally, we discuss how protocadherin and DSCAM contact-mediated repulsion prevents inappropriate synapse formation between sister dendrites or dendrites and the axon from the same neuron. We emphasize the pivotal role played by the actin cytoskeleton and its upstream regulators in branch initiation, outgrowth and navigation. In this review we focus on studies that best illustrate how environmental cues such as the Wnts and Netrins and their receptors sculpt the dendritic arbor. Subsequently, a complex array of extrinsic factors regulates the degree and orientation of branch expansion to ensure maximum coverage of the receptive field whilst constraining growth within predetermined territories. Conventional image-analysis techniques based on. To generate the unique stereotypic architecture of a given neuronal subtype, nascent branches must emerge from the dendritic shaft at preprogramed branch points. To test scaling laws, accurate measurements of dendrite branch diameters in class IV dendrites are essential. 1 The morphology of dendrites such as branch density and grouping patterns are highly correlated to the function of the neuron. Importantly, the position of individual dendritic branches determines the identity of the neuron's presynaptic partner and thus the nature of the incoming sensory information. Dendritic arborization, also known as dendritic branching, is a multi-step biological process by which neurons form new dendritic trees and branches to create new synapses. The geometry of the dendritic arbor directly determines synaptic density and the size of the receptive field, both of which influence the firing pattern of the neuron. A neuron's contribution to the information flow within a neural circuit is governed by the structure of its dendritic arbor.
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