Reading the dissertation was fascinating because it reveals a side of #Helmholtz that is rarely discussed today. Long before his work on #EnergyConservation, #electrodynamics, and #WavePhysics, he was already deeply engaged with #anatomical and #biological questions.

It also shows that some core ideas about the comparative structure of nervous systems were already being articulated in the early 19th century.

#Neuroscience #Physics #ScienceHistory