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bionor t1_jdhidjf wrote

In addition to that, I've read about a recent discovery where they either found a new type of dendrites that can send signals as well, or that the regular dendrites could.. IDK, I don't remember, but something along those lines. Was from a reputable source I believe. Do you know anything about it? What I remember for sure is that they said this new discovery meant there were more ways for information to be transferred than perviously known and that it could have implications for our understanding of consciousness.

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aggasalk t1_jdjg6e3 wrote

Arthropods have a whole class of neurons that work like this, getting inputs and sending outputs through the same terminals. I don’t think it’s common in vertebrates though.

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