Excitatory synapses on distal dendrites are common in the nervous system. For example, cortical pyramidal neurons receive cortico-cortical inputs in layer 1, often hundreds of microns from the soma.
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Pyramidal neurons have basal and apical dendrites, including an apical tuft. This preserved core structure suggests that they have conserved core functions, whereas structural variation in other areas ...