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

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Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.

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Note	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 8, 2015).
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Preface -- The precursors -- Louis Agassiz and the first description of jellyfish -- 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	Nervous system.
	Neurophysiology -- History.
	Neuroanatomy -- History.
	Neurons -- History.
	MEDICAL -- Anatomy.
	SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Human Anatomy & Physiology.
	SCIENCE -- History.
	Nervous system. (OCoLC)fst01036080
	Neuroanatomy. (OCoLC)fst01036307
	Neurons. (OCoLC)fst01036436
	Neurophysiology. (OCoLC)fst01036464
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Anctil, Michel. Dawn of the Neuron. Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2015 9780773545717
ISBN	9780773597327 (electronic bk.)
	0773597328 (electronic bk.)
	9780773597334 (electronic bk.)
	0773597336 (electronic bk.)

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