This question is for my own benefit. The pyramidal cells at the prefrontal corte

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This question is for my own benefit. The pyramidal cells at the prefrontal cortex. Have dendrites and dendrite spines set at more acute angles than pyramid cells located at more posterior parts of the brain. I believe the pyramid cells towards more anterior of the brain in the prefrontal cortex. Are responsible for executive functions higher learning and abstract thinking. I need to know how and why this particular morphology of more acute angles helps with the functions mentioned above. Please go to as much detail and depth as possible. Please include how this particular morphology effects interworking of this type of pyramidal cell (the one with more acute angles). Vs the interworking of this type of cells located more towards posterior of the brain. Also how those differences effect the relationship between those neurons and other neurons connected to them. If applicable. I understand that pyramid cells of human brain have more acute angles of their dendrites and dendrite spines than for example mouse. (I'm referring to the angles of dendrites located further away from the soma) Does that mean that there is an evolutionary trend ( at least currently) to progress towards more acute angles of dendrites and dendrite spines? And if so why? I Believe that differences in angles in human vs mouse comparison is not that great. Yet it definitely exists both in dendrite spines as well as dendrites themselves. However if this difference is relatively small. Is it still one of the differences that make human brain have more cognitive abilities than mouse or other lower species? obviously human vs mouse. Human has much higher cognitive abilities. That would suggest that only small change in angles of dendrites and dendrite spines makes a significant difference. Is that so? and if it is why? Once again please go to as much detail as possible.

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