Non linear dendritic processing in neocortical neurons in-vitro and in-vivo

In my talk I will present a generalized view of dendritic function in neocortical pyramidal neurons summarizing a decade of research. Later I will present two yet unpublished works. The first will describe dendritic integration in layer 4 spiny stellate neurons and the role of dendritic spikes in-vivo. The second work will present coding of texture in layer 2-3 neurons in the rat barrel cortex using two photon imaging methods.