?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cortical+region+interactions+and+the+functional+role+of+apical+dendrites&rft.creator=Spratling%2C+M.+W.&rft.subject=Neural+Modelling&rft.subject=Computational+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Neural+Nets&rft.description=The+basal+and+distal+apical+dendrites+of+pyramidal+cells+occupy+distinct%0Acortical+layers+and+are+targeted+by+axons+originating+in+different+cortical%0Aregions.++Hence%2C+apical+and+basal+dendrites+receive+information+from+distinct%0Asources.++Physiological+evidence+suggests+that+this+anatomically+observed%0Asegregation+of+input+sources+may+have+functional+significance.++This+possibility%0Ahas+been+explored+in+various+connectionist+models+that+employ+neurons+with%0Afunctionally+distinct+apical+and+basal+compartments.++A+neuron+in+which+separate%0Asets+of+inputs+can+be+integrated+independently+has+the+potential+to+operate+in+a%0Avariety+of+ways+which+are+not+possible+for+the+conventional+model+of+a+neuron+in%0Awhich+all+inputs+are+treated+equally.++This+article+thus+considers+how%0Afunctionally+distinct+apical+and+basal+dendrites+can+contribute+to+the%0Ainformation+processing+capacities+of+single+neurons+and%2C+in+particular%2C+how%0Ainformation+from+different+cortical+regions+could+have+disparate+affects+on%0Aneural+activity+and+learning.%0A&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2381%2F1%2Freview.pdf&rft.identifier=++Spratling%2C+M.+W.++(2002)+Cortical+region+interactions+and+the+functional+role+of+apical+dendrites.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2381%2F