[Verse 1]
Basal dendrites waiting, apical up high
Two compartments calculating, let me break it down and tell you why
When basal fires alone, the output's weak and low
When apical screams solo, nothing much will show
But combine both together, that's when magic starts to flow
Burst mode activation, single spikes can't steal the show
[Chorus]
BAC table memorize it, basal apical combined
Single spike versus bursting, information redefined
From synapse to the storage, through the modules we will trace
Dendritic computation, every pathway finds its place
[Verse 2]
Single spike says "maybe", burst mode screams "for sure"
Two channels of communication, each with different lure
Frequency and timing, amplitude and rate
The neuron's dual language, sealing memory's fate
Integration chambers, where the signals correlate
Plasticity mechanisms, learning never comes too late
[Chorus]
BAC table memorize it, basal apical combined
Single spike versus bursting, information redefined
From synapse to the storage, through the modules we will trace
Dendritic computation, every pathway finds its place
[Bridge]
Synaptic vesicles releasing, glutamate cascade
NMDA receptors opening, calcium parade
Through dendritic branches flowing, toward the soma's gate
Spike initiation zone deciding ultimate fate
Memory consolidation, hippocampus takes the lead
Cortical connections forming, planting every seed
[Verse 3]
Input hits the terminal, neurotransmitters flood
Postsynaptic potentials, electrical lifeblood
Dendritic integration, summing all the signs
Through the axon hillock, where the final choice combines
Long-term potentiation, synapses growing strong
Memory traces forming, neural pathways lifelong
[Verse 4]
Calcium channels opening, voltage gates unlocked
Backpropagating signals, neural circuits shocked
Hebbian learning rules, cells that fire together
Strengthening connections through all kinds of weather
Dendritic spines reshaping, morphology reformed
New pathways crystallizing, memories transformed
[Chorus]
BAC table memorize it, basal apical combined
Single spike versus bursting, information redefined
From synapse to the storage, through the modules we will trace
Dendritic computation, every pathway finds its place
[Outro]
Checkpoints passed completely, dendrites hold the key
Computational power, branching endlessly
Neural architecture, built for memory's art
Every spike and every burst, playing its crucial part
[Final Chorus]
BAC table memorize it, basal apical combined
Single spike versus bursting, information redefined
From synapse to the storage, through the modules we will trace
Dendritic computation, every pathway finds its place