Abstract
Synaptic connections are established with a high degree of specificity. They are specific with respect to the cell they contact but also often with respect to particular parts of that cell, e.g., a particular zone on a dendritic field. Such laminar specificity is particularly well illustrated in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampal formation where nearly all inputs terminate within defined laminar boundaries (Fig. 1).
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Cotman, C.W., Lewis, E.R., Hand, D. (1981). The Critical Afferent Theory: A Mechanism to Account for Septohippocampal Development and Plasticity. In: Flohr, H., Precht, W. (eds) Lesion-Induced Neuronal Plasticity in Sensorimotor Systems. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68074-8_2
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