( ( ( A cell ) ( with ( active ( dendritic segments ) ) ) ) ( ( can ( perform ( ( the ( nonlinear discrimination ) ) ( that ( requires ( ( a ( hidden-layer network ) ) ( of ( connectionist neurons ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NN cell)) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ active) (JJ dendritic) (NNS segments)))) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB perform) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN nonlinear) (NN discrimination)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ requires) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ hidden-layer) (NN network)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ connectionist) (NNS neurons)))))))))) (. .)))
A cell with active dendritic segments can perform the nonlinear discrimination that requires a hidden-layer network of connectionist neurons.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NN n)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NN cell)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS lowest) (NN level)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN organism))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (MD can) (VP (VB perform) (NP (NP (DT all) (NNS activities)) (VP (VBN required) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN life))))))))))) (. .)))