Untersuchungen über tierische Elektricität
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Untersuchungen über tierische Elektricität is a foundational 19th-century scientific work that systematically established the electrical nature of nerve and muscle activity.
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non-fiction book
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scientific book → treatise → |
| aim |
to demonstrate that nerve and muscle activity are electrical phenomena
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| associatedConcept |
action currents
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animal electricity controversy → |
| associatedPerson |
Johannes Müller
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| associatedWith |
Berlin physiological school
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| author |
Emil du Bois-Reymond
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| contribution |
founded modern electrophysiology
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systematically established the electrical nature of muscle activity → systematically established the electrical nature of nerve activity → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
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| field |
electrophysiology
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neurophysiology → physiology → |
| genre |
scientific literature
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| hasAuthor |
Emil du Bois-Reymond
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| historicalContext |
19th-century life sciences
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| influenced |
biophysics
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experimental physiology → neuroscience → |
| language |
German
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| mainSubject |
animal electricity
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bioelectricity → muscle activity → nerve activity → |
| method |
quantitative electrical measurements on muscles
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quantitative electrical measurements on nerves → |
| publicationCentury |
19th century
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| publisherCountry |
Germany
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| scientificImportance |
foundational work in 19th-century physiology
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key work in the history of neurophysiology → |
| topic |
electrical properties of muscles
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electrical properties of nerves → physiological experiments → |
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Emil du Bois-Reymond
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