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The speed of information flow in a nerve was first measured by:

A) Hermann von Helmholtz.
B) Wilder Penfield.
C) Eduard Hitzig.
D) Gustave Fritsch.

Hermann Von Helmholtz

Hermann von Helmholtz was a 19th-century German physician and physicist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the mechanics of vision, hearing, and electromagnetism.

Information Flow

The movement or transmission of data, knowledge, or signals from one point or part to another, especially within systems or networks.

Nerve

Large collection of axons coursing together outside the CNS.

  • Identify the importance of pivotal individuals and their experiments throughout the development of neuroscience.
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