Galvani's spark : the story of the nerve impulse /

Galvani's chronicles the gradual understanding of the nerve impulse which is the basis of all thoughts, sensations and actions. The story begins with Luigi Galvani's chance observation of a spark from a friction machine causing a frog's leg to twitch from across the room. The accurate...

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Main Author:	McComas, Alan J
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2011], ©2011 New York : c2011 New York : ©2011 Oxford ; New York : c2011 New York : [2011]
Subjects:	Hodgkin, A. L > (Alan Lloyd) Huxley, Andrew Huxley, Andrew, > Sir Huxley, Andrew, > 1917-2012 Hodgkin, A. L > (Alan L.) Hodgkin, A. L Action potentials (Electrophysiology) > Research > History Neural conduction > Research > History Neural transmission > Research > History Action potentials (Electrophysiology) History Neural conduction Neural transmission Research Neurophysiology > history Nervous system Neurophysiology > instrumentation Action Potentials History, 20th Century Nervous System

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