Memoirs on the Physiology of Nerve of Muscle and of the Electrical Organ
Memoirs on the Physiology of Nerve of Muscle and of the Electrical Organ

Author: J Burdon-Sanderson

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022159457

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This book is a seminal work on the physiology of nerve, muscle and the electrical organ. It is a classic of scientific literature and a testament to the ingenuity and dedication of its author, whose pioneering research paved the way for countless breakthroughs in the field of physiology. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history and development of modern medicine and biology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Memoirs on the Physiology of Nerve, of Muscle and of the Electrical Organ (Classic Reprint)
Memoirs on the Physiology of Nerve, of Muscle and of the Electrical Organ (Classic Reprint)

Author: J. Burdon-Sanderson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-01-17

Total Pages: 616

ISBN-13: 9780483270725

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Excerpt from Memoirs on the Physiology of Nerve, of Muscle and of the Electrical Organ Hering rejects this theory on the ground that the changes of which positive polarisation' is the expression, have their seat exclusively at the anode, and explains the experimental facts used by du Bois in proof of 'internal polarisation' (that is of a polarisation affecting all traversed structures, and consisting in the coming into existence of electromotive forces all along the line of flow, and not merely at anodes or cathodes), on the sup position that he employs structures in which, in consequence of their heterogeneity, such sudden transitions from less to greater density occur in the course of the current-paths, that the effects of anodes are produced. On the assumption that positive polari sation has its seat at the anode exclusively, he has no difficulty in referring what is observed to the well-recognised facts (1) that the effect of Opening a current led through a muscle or nerve is to produce excitation at the anode; and (2) that the characteristic expression of the excitatory state is negativity; and accordingly, while recognising the essential relation of the change in question to the functional activity of the organ in which it manifests itself, he prefers to speak of it as 'anodic after efl'ect' rather than as positive polarisation.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.