A reaction-diffusion model for calcium in neurons Mauricio LABADIE CAMS - EHESS Université de Paris 6 Kamel HAMDACHE CMAP Ecole Polytechnique CMAP Ecole Polytechnique April 26th, 2007
neuron dendrite dendritic spine
dendritic spines 1 µm (10-6m) length 0.2 µm3 volume up to 300,000 spines per neuron more than 1013 spines in brain
dendritic spines are only in excitatory synapses 90% of excitatory synapses terminate on dendritic spines
axon terminal synapse dendritic spine
The determinant role of Ca2+ in synaptic plasticity Small rises in Ca2+ Large increases in Ca2+
ion channels