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Description: Back-propagating action potentials are observed in a broad variety of cell types in the central nervous system. It is observed that, when an action potential is generated, it not only propagates down the axon, but also travels back into the dendrites. The back-propagating action potential plays an important theoretical role of delivering the information on the postsynaptic firing activity to the synapses. Such information essential for any type of associative (Hebbian-type) learning rules. [Anim
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