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

By:

Anctil, Michel, 1945- [Author]

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text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780773545717

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Electronic Books.

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QP353 .D396 2015

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Contents:

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.

Subject: "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 --

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Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

"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 --

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