{"id":169,"date":"2020-10-16T10:15:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T10:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/139.91.162.68\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2024-12-17T13:01:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T13:01:34","slug":"news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?page_id=169","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-169\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-169-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-169-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-169-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-postloop panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3200\" class=\"post-3200 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DRSIMONE-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3200\" title=\"Permalink to Thesis Defense: Role of synaptic topology in CA1 place cell encoding\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thesis Defense: Role of synaptic topology in CA1 place cell encoding<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3200\" title=\"10:14\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-22T10:14:30+00:00\">July 22, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-22T10:14:30+00:00\">July 22, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Congratulations to Dr. Simone Tasciotti on a brilliant PhD defense! Simone successfully defended his thesis, &#8220;Role of synaptic topology in CA1 place cell encoding,&#8221; under the guidance of Dr. Panayiota Poirazi. A biologist by training, Simone did an amazing job mastering computational modeling for his PhD. You\u2019ve been a fantastic teammate, Simone, and we are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3200 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3189\" class=\"post-3189 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/imresizer-19701-720x380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3189\" title=\"Permalink to Thesis Defense: A single-neuron perspective on brain function\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thesis Defense: A single-neuron perspective on brain function<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3189\" title=\"12:18\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-07T12:18:49+00:00\">July 7, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-07T12:18:49+00:00\">July 7, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Huge congratulations to Dr. Roman Makarov on an outstanding PhD defense! He successfully defended his PhD thesis, &#8220;A single-neuron perspective on brain function&#8221;, under the guidance of Dr. Panayiota Poirazi. Roman, you have been an amazing colleague, and we are so proud of your hard work! On to your next steps!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3189 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3171\" class=\"post-3171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spotlight category-frontpagenews category-news tag-120 tag-dendrites tag-embo post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3171\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/embo26banner-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3171\" title=\"Permalink to Celebrating a Successful EMBO Dendrites 2026 in Heraklion\" rel=\"bookmark\">Celebrating a Successful EMBO Dendrites 2026 in Heraklion<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3171\" title=\"09:19\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-26T09:19:48+00:00\">May 26, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-26T09:21:12+00:00\">May 26, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An incredible week at EMBO Dendrites 2026 has come to an end! Hosting this amazing group of neuroscientists in Heraklion was an absolute pleasure. These past few days were the perfect mix of excellent science, collegiality and fun! We are walking away with fresh ideas and exciting new collaborations. Huge thanks to everyone who joined [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3171 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3119\" class=\"post-3119 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3119\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/embo26banner-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3119\" title=\"Permalink to Registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Dendrites!\" rel=\"bookmark\">Registration is still open for the EMBO Workshop on Dendrites!<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3119\" title=\"08:12\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T08:12:32+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-21T08:12:41+00:00\">April 21, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN! Join the EMBO Workshop on Dendrites for an immersive look at molecular, biophysical, anatomical, and computational neuroscience, as well as neuro-inspired AI. May 19-22, 2026 Heraklion, Greece Link: https:\/\/meetings.embo.org\/event\/26-dendrites See you in Crete!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3119 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3043\" class=\"post-3043 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3043\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PoiraziLabWorkshop2-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PoiraziLabWorkshop2-720x380.png 720w, https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PoiraziLabWorkshop2-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PoiraziLabWorkshop2-1024x540.png 1024w, https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PoiraziLabWorkshop2-768x405.png 768w, https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PoiraziLabWorkshop2-1536x811.png 1536w, https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PoiraziLabWorkshop2-2048x1081.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3043\" title=\"Permalink to Online Workshop: Introduction to Neuronal Modeling | April 28, 2026\" rel=\"bookmark\">Online Workshop: Introduction to Neuronal Modeling | April 28, 2026<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3043\" title=\"08:13\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T08:13:36+00:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-08T12:20:45+00:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Join us for a free online workshop on neuronal modeling! You will learn how to build, validate, and analyze neuronal models with active dendrites. We will begin with foundational concepts, including neuronal structure, biophysical properties, and input integration. We will then move to hands-on model implementation using DendroTweaks and Dendrify, two modeling tools developed in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3043 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3092\" class=\"post-3092 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spotlight category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3092\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-1.47.17-PM-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3092\" title=\"Permalink to New Publication: Dendritic nonlinearities mitigate communication costs\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Publication: Dendritic nonlinearities mitigate communication costs<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3092\" title=\"10:49\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-03T10:49:56+00:00\">April 3, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-03T10:49:56+00:00\">April 3, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In this collaborative study, led by Xundong Wu, we demonstrated that dendritic nonlinearities increased the efficiency of artificial neural networks by reducing communication costs. This work opens new avenues for developing more efficient and less energy-consuming AI systems. Read the whole study here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3092 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3072\" class=\"post-3072 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spotlight category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3072\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-design-4-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3072\" title=\"Permalink to Thesis Defense: Synaptic Engram of Flexible Behavior by Dr. Ioanna Pandi\" rel=\"bookmark\">Thesis Defense: Synaptic Engram of Flexible Behavior by Dr. Ioanna Pandi<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3072\" title=\"09:18\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-31T09:18:52+00:00\">March 31, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-31T09:18:52+00:00\">March 31, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Many congratulations to Ioanna Pandi on a successful PhD defense on March 27th, 2026! Her thesis, &#8220;Synaptic Engram of Flexible Behavior&#8221;, under the supervision of Dr. Panayiota Poirazi, marks a significant achievement as she is the very first to complete an experimental project in our lab. Ioanna, you are a brilliant researcher, and we can\u2019t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3072 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3064\" class=\"post-3064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3064\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7-\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03c2-\u03c4\u03af\u03c4\u03bb\u03bf-2-720x380.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3064\" title=\"Permalink to Dr. Poirazi participated in a #BrainAwarenessWeek event at the European Parliament\" rel=\"bookmark\">Dr. Poirazi participated in a #BrainAwarenessWeek event at the European Parliament<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3064\" title=\"13:31\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T13:31:56+00:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-20T13:31:56+00:00\">March 20, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Hosted by MEP Dr. Angelika Winzig, &#8220;\ud835\uddd4 \ud835\uddd8\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udde9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb: \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 \ud835\udde5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5, \ud835\uddd6\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 &amp; \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb&#8221; took place on Wednesday 18th of March\u00a0in the European Parliament\u2019s Presidential Salon. High-level speakers from academia, industry, patient organisations and EU institutions underlined the urgency of anchoring the brain in the EU\u2019s 10th Framework Programme and of advancing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-content -->\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/article><!-- #post-3064 -->\n\n\t\n\t\t\n<article id=\"post-3056\" class=\"post-3056 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-frontpagenews category-news post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"entry-main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3056\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled-720x380.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3056\" title=\"Permalink to New Review Article: A Dendro-Centric View of Cognition in the Behaving Brain\" rel=\"bookmark\">New Review Article: A Dendro-Centric View of Cognition in the Behaving Brain<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted on <a href=\"https:\/\/dendrites.gr\/?p=3056\" title=\"10:46\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:46:38+00:00\">March 11, 2026<\/time><\/a><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T10:56:58+00:00\">March 11, 2026<\/time>  \t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019re diving deep into the world of dendritic computation, the cornerstone of modern neuroscience and the future of AI. 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