Dawn of the neuron : the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems /

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"In science, sometimes it is best to keep things simple. Initially discrediting the discovery of neurons in jellyfish, mid-nineteenth-century scientists grouped jellyfish, comb-jellies, hydra, and sea anemones together under one term -- "coelenterates"--And deemed these animals too si...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Anctil, Michel, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Nervous system.
Neurophysiology > History.
Neuroanatomy > History.
Neurons > History.
Neurons.
Evolution (Biology)
Cnidaria > cytology
Neurons
Nervous System
Biological Evolution
Neurophysiology > history
Neuroanatomy > history
Système nerveux.
Neurophysiologie > Histoire.
Neuroanatomie > Histoire.
Neurones > Histoire.
Neurones.
Évolution (Biologie)
evolution.
MEDICAL > Anatomy.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
SCIENCE > History.
Nervous system
Neuroanatomy
Neurophysiology
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • The precursors
  • Louis Agassiz and the first description of jellyfish neurons
  • German zoologists and the rediscovery of nerves in jellyfish
  • The Hertwig brothers open a new era
  • The experimental approach to jellyfish neurobiology : George Romances and Theodor Eimer
  • Edward Schäfer, jellyfish, and the neuron doctrine
  • In the footsteps of the giants
  • George H. Parker and the broad view of the elementary nervous system
  • Emil Bozler and the rise of the comparative physiologists
  • Carl Pantin and the well-tempered nerve net
  • The modern era
  • Concluding remarks.

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