Reizungwelle or Propagated Disturbance? A Neurophysiological Debate in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century

Authors

  • Germana Pareti Department of Philosophy, University of Turin, I

Keywords:

Nervous impulses, Stimulation , Neurophysiology

Abstract

The article aims at illustrating the contribution of German and British scientists to the origin and the transmission of the nervous impulses. The debate originated at a time when physiologists tried to ascertain whether the stimulation wave is concomitant with the nervous impulse.    

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Published

2007-03-01

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