Frequency of axonal contacts onto nearby postsynaptic dendrites. Frequency of axonal contacts onto nearby postsynaptic dendrites. A1, A2, Dendritic distance distributions of total approaches and contacts along dendrites from soma in connected CCS to CCS (A1; from 13 cells) and CCS to CPn (A2; from 7 cells) pairs; those at the top are in apical branches, and those at the bottom are in basal dendrites. The distribution patterns were similar between approaches and contacts in basal dendrites of connected pairs. Apical branch contacts were more frequent in connected CCS to CPn than in CCS to CCS pairs. B, Mean number of approach points and contact sites in CCS–CCS and CCS–CPn pairs. Data are shown separately for basal and apical branches. Pairs with unitary EPSCs (marked by +) always showed contact sites. Unconnected pairs had no contact sites and fewer approaches. Note that contact site ratios in basal dendrites of both types and apical dendrites of CPn cells were similar (0.2–0.3), but those in apical dendrites of CCS cells were much lower. Data are means ± SD. Mieko Morishima, and Yasuo Kawaguchi J. Neurosci. 2006;26:4394-4405 ©2006 by Society for Neuroscience