Table 1.

Geometric parameters of different spine morphologies

ParameterFilopodiaaThinbMushroomc
Total length (L; µm) 2–20 0.98 ± 0.42 1.5 ± 0.25 
Length of neck (l; µm)  0.51 ± 0.34 0.43 ± 0.21 
Neck diameter (2r; µm) < 0.3 0.1 ± 0.03 0.2 ± 0.07 
Total volume (µm3 0.04 ± 0.02 0.29 ± 0.13 
Volume of head (V; µm3 0.03 ± 0.015d 0.27 ± 0.13 
Total surface area (µm2 0.59 ± 0.29 2.7 ± 0.93 
Surface area of PSD (µm2 0.05 ± 0.02 0.3 ± 0.1 
ParameterFilopodiaaThinbMushroomc
Total length (L; µm) 2–20 0.98 ± 0.42 1.5 ± 0.25 
Length of neck (l; µm)  0.51 ± 0.34 0.43 ± 0.21 
Neck diameter (2r; µm) < 0.3 0.1 ± 0.03 0.2 ± 0.07 
Total volume (µm3 0.04 ± 0.02 0.29 ± 0.13 
Volume of head (V; µm3 0.03 ± 0.015d 0.27 ± 0.13 
Total surface area (µm2 0.59 ± 0.29 2.7 ± 0.93 
Surface area of PSD (µm2 0.05 ± 0.02 0.3 ± 0.1 

Table modified from Alimohamadi et al. (2021).

a

Yuste and Bonhoeffer (2004); Kanjhan et al. (2016).

b

Harris et al. (1992); Rodriguez et al. (2008); Spacek and Harris (1997).

c

Harris et al. (1992); Spacek and Harris (1997).

d

Value from Harris et al. (1992) was 0.03 ± 0.15, but we assume there was a typo in the original text because the spine volume should not be negative.

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