Galvani's Spark

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Galvani's Spark is written by Alan McComas and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199395950 (ISBN 10) and 9780199395958 (ISBN 13).

Galvani's Spark describes the gradual understanding of the nerve impulse--the basis of all thoughts, sensations and actions. Proceeding from a chance observation on a frog leg, to studies on squid giant axons and bacteria, this book concludes with the increasing realization that ion channells are responsible for a variety of clinical disorders. Written by a neurophysiologist, the book provides portraits of some of the greatest names in medical science.