galvanismi
Galvanismi, or galvanism, refers to the study and use of electrical currents in relation to living organisms, especially the generation, transmission, and effects of electricity on muscles and nerves. The term is historically associated with the work of Luigi Galvani, an 18th-century Italian physician who observed that a frog’s leg contracted when its nerves were touched by metal electrodes connected via a conductor, which he interpreted as evidence of intrinsic “animal electricity.”
Galvani’s findings sparked vigorous debate, notably with Alessandro Volta. Volta argued that the observed contractions could
During the 19th century galvanic therapy applied direct currents to muscles, nerves, and wounds, and galvanic
In modern science, the term galvanism is largely historical; contemporary practice typically uses terms such as