Affiliation:
1. Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Abstract
Area CA3 is a major hippocampal region that is classically thought to act as a homogeneous neural network vital for spatial navigation and episodic memories. Here, we report that CA3 pyramidal neurons exhibit marked heterogeneity of somatodendritic morphology and cellular electrical properties along both proximodistal and dorsoventral axes. These new results uncover a complex, yet orderly, pattern of topographic organization of CA3 neuronal features that may contribute to its in vivo functional diversity.
Funder
HHS | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health
Publisher
American Physiological Society
Subject
Physiology,General Neuroscience