Animal electricity at the end of the eighteenth century: The many facets of a great scientific controversy

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-32

  Bresadola, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alessandro Volta; Animal electricity; Eighteenth century science; Luigi Galvani; Muscle contraction; Nerve conduction; Scientific controversy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PHYSICS; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

ANIMALS; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC;

EID: 37649002917     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: 17445213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09647040600764787     Document Type: Review

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