[Verse 1] In the dendrite's branching maze, signals flow like island waves Shunting inhibition comes to play, dividing not subtracting away When the chloride channels open wide, conductance grows on every side Instead of minus from the sum, it scales the signal till it's numb [Chorus] Division beats subtraction in the neural computation game Gain control through conductance, keeps the output always tamed Distal beats proximal when the timing matters most Cable delays make the difference, distal signals rule the roost [Verse 2] Picture voltage like a fraction, input over resistance action Add more conductance to the ground, the whole response gets broken down Not a simple minus sign, but scaling by a factor fine This multiplicative effect, gives neurons gain that's more direct [Chorus] Division beats subtraction in the neural computation game Gain control through conductance, keeps the output always tamed Distal beats proximal when the timing matters most Cable delays make the difference, distal signals rule the roast [Verse 3] Now from dendrite tips so distant, signals crawl through membraneistent Cable properties delay, each millivolt along the way Proximal inputs near the soma, arrive too late to cause trauma Distal got the head start running, while proximal's still becoming [Bridge] Time is everything in neural space Milliseconds win the race Conductance scaling, delay calculating Logic emerges from the synapse dance [Verse 4] Physical laws shape computation, membrane creates the foundation Resistance, capacitance combined, determine how the signals wind The neuron becomes memory keeper, logic gate and signal weeper Through the magic of delay, distal inputs save the day [Verse 5] Inhibitory gates like doorways, controlling neural pathways always GABA floods the synaptic cleft, while excitation's being theft Temporal windows open narrow, signals flying like an arrow Architecture builds the logic, through delays both smooth and frantic [Chorus] Division beats subtraction in the neural computation game Gain control through conductance, keeps the output always tamed Distal beats proximal when the timing matters most Cable delays make the difference, in this electrochemical boast [Chorus] Division beats subtraction in the neural computation game Gain control through conductance, keeps the output always tamed Distal beats proximal when the timing matters most Cable delays make the difference, distal signals rule the roost [Outro] From the branches to the soma, every pathway tells a story Dendritic computation flowing, in its biophysical glory
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