ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2023
Dendrites and efficiency: Optimizing performance and resource utilization.
Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Behavioral timescale synaptic plasticity: properties, elements and functions.Nature neuroscience · 2026Review
- Engram Synapses and Synapse Dynamics in Memory Processing.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Review
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- Transfer of motor learning is associated with patterns of activity in the default mode network.PLoS biology · 2025Article
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- Dendrites endow artificial neural networks with accurate, robust and parameter-efficient learning.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Dendrites endow artificial neural networks with accurate, robust and parameter-efficient learning.ArXiv · 2024Article
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Abstract
The brain is a highly efficient system that has evolved to optimize performance under limited resources. In this review, we highlight recent theoretical and experimental studies that support the view that dendrites make information processing and storage in the brain more efficient. This is achieved through the dynamic modulation of integration versus segregation of inputs and activity within a neuron. We argue that under conditions of limited energy and space, dendrites help biological networks to implement complex functions such as processing natural stimuli on behavioral timescales, performing the inference process on those stimuli in a context-specific manner, and storing the information in overlapping populations of neurons. A global picture starts to emerge, in which dendrites help the brain achieve efficiency through a combination of optimization strategies that balance the tradeoff between performance and resource utilization.
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