Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, The Nervous System that Connects the Voluntary Muscles with the Brain

In the letter “The Nervous System that Connects the Voluntary Muscles with the Brain,” author Charles Bell shows how the human nervous system can be stimulated by electricity in order to produce movement and “humanlike” activity, which is applied to Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein to show how the stimulation of the wretch is inherently human, yet was something that was so separated from humanity, that it was ironically considered a monster.

1826-1-25

Nervous system, Electricity, Stimulation, Brain

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Electronic Stimulation of the Nervous System

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