The Resource Dawn of the neuron : the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems, Michel Anctil
Dawn of the neuron : the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems, Michel Anctil
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- Summary
- "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 similar to plants to warrant a nervous system. In Dawn of the Neuron, Michel Anctil shows how Darwin's theory of evolution completely eradicated this idea and cleared the way for the modern study of the neuron. Once zoologists accepted the notion that varying levels of animal complexity could evolve, they began to use simple-structured creatures such as coelenterates and sponges to understand the building blocks of more complicated nervous systems. Dawn of the Neuron provides fascinating insights into the labours and lives of scientists who studied coelenterate nervous systems over several generations, and who approached the puzzling origin of the first nerve cells through the process outlined in evolutionary theory. Anctil also reveals how these scientists, who were willing to embrace improved and paradigm-changing scientific methods, still revealed their cultural backgrounds, their societal biases, and their attachments to schools of thought and academic traditions while presenting their ground-breaking work. Their attitudes toward the neuron doctrine - where neurons are individual, self-contained cells - proved decisive in the exploration of how neurons first emerged. Featuring photographs and historical sketches to illustrate this quest for knowledge, Dawn of the Neuron is a remarkably in-depth exploration of the link between Darwin's theory of evolution and pioneering studies and understandings of the first evolved nervous systems"--Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 370 pages
- Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- 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 Romanes 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
- Bibliography
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780773545717
- Label
- Dawn of the neuron : the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems
- Title
- Dawn of the neuron
- Title remainder
- the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems
- Statement of responsibility
- Michel Anctil
- Subject
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- History
- Nervous System
- Nervous system
- Nervous system
- Neuroanatomie -- Histoire
- Neuroanatomy
- Neuroanatomy -- History
- Neuroanatomy -- history
- Neurones -- Histoire
- Biological Evolution
- Neurons
- Neurons -- History
- Neurophysiologie -- Histoire
- Neurophysiology
- Neurophysiology -- History
- Neurophysiology -- history
- Système nerveux
- Neurons
- Cnidaria -- cytology
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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 similar to plants to warrant a nervous system. In Dawn of the Neuron, Michel Anctil shows how Darwin's theory of evolution completely eradicated this idea and cleared the way for the modern study of the neuron. Once zoologists accepted the notion that varying levels of animal complexity could evolve, they began to use simple-structured creatures such as coelenterates and sponges to understand the building blocks of more complicated nervous systems. Dawn of the Neuron provides fascinating insights into the labours and lives of scientists who studied coelenterate nervous systems over several generations, and who approached the puzzling origin of the first nerve cells through the process outlined in evolutionary theory. Anctil also reveals how these scientists, who were willing to embrace improved and paradigm-changing scientific methods, still revealed their cultural backgrounds, their societal biases, and their attachments to schools of thought and academic traditions while presenting their ground-breaking work. Their attitudes toward the neuron doctrine - where neurons are individual, self-contained cells - proved decisive in the exploration of how neurons first emerged. Featuring photographs and historical sketches to illustrate this quest for knowledge, Dawn of the Neuron is a remarkably in-depth exploration of the link between Darwin's theory of evolution and pioneering studies and understandings of the first evolved nervous systems"--Amazon.com
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- Issued also in electronic format.
- Cataloging source
- NLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Anctil, Michel
- Dewey number
- 611/.809
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QP353
- LC item number
- .A53 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
- QL 378.2
- NLM item number
- A542d 2015
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Neurophysiology
- Nervous system
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurons
- Cnidaria
- Neurons
- Nervous System
- Biological Evolution
- Neurophysiology
- Neuroanatomy
- Système nerveux
- Neurophysiologie
- Neuroanatomie
- Neurones
- Nervous system
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurons
- Neurophysiology
- Label
- Dawn of the neuron : the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems, Michel Anctil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-361) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- 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 Romanes 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 -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- ocn908628855
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9780773545717
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780773545717
- (OCoLC)908628855
- Label
- Dawn of the neuron : the early struggles to trace the origin of nervous systems, Michel Anctil
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-361) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- 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 Romanes 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 -- Bibliography -- Index
- Control code
- ocn908628855
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 370 pages
- Isbn
- 9780773545717
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780773545717
- (OCoLC)908628855
Subject
- History
- Nervous System
- Nervous system
- Nervous system
- Neuroanatomie -- Histoire
- Neuroanatomy
- Neuroanatomy -- History
- Neuroanatomy -- history
- Neurones -- Histoire
- Biological Evolution
- Neurons
- Neurons -- History
- Neurophysiologie -- Histoire
- Neurophysiology
- Neurophysiology -- History
- Neurophysiology -- history
- Système nerveux
- Neurons
- Cnidaria -- cytology
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