Neural Architectures

Pyramidal cells of the hippocampus
Membrane Potential

Three pyramidal neurons with reconstructed dendritic arbors and axonal projections. Spontaneous activity emerges from balanced excitation and inhibition.

Resting potential −70 mV
Active conductance 0.0 nS
Spike rate 0.0 Hz
Soma
Apical dendrite
Basal dendrite
Axon
50 μm

Neural Architectures

"The brain is a world consisting of a number of unexplored continents and great stretches of unknown territory."

— Santiago Ramón y Cajal, 1906

A meditation on neuronal morphology. Pyramidal cells rendered with anatomically-inspired dendritic trees, tracing the paths through which thought might flow.