Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Physiol Paris. 2009 Nov 23;104(3-4):203–214. doi: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2009.11.017

Figure 8. Membrane and synaptic specializations of Club ending afferents.

Figure 8

Anatomically simple Club ending afferents (dendritic arborization is not represented in this cartoon) are endowed with electrophysiological properties that allow these neurons to translate behaviorally relevant acoustic signals into patterns of activity that match the requirements of their fast and highly modifiable synapses. The properties of both electrical and chemical synapses contribute to generate adequate synaptic activation of the M-cell.