From an ambiguous torpedo to animal and physical electricity

Audiological Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-132

  Piccolino, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alessandro Volta; Cochlear implant; Electrical fish; Electrophysiology; History of science; John Walsh; Luigi Galvani; Nerve signal

Indexed keywords

AUDIOLOGY; EEL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TORPEDO;

EID: 22344443344     PISSN: 1651386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16513860510011093     Document Type: Review

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