Giovanni Aldini and his contributions to non-invasive brain stimulation

Abstract: Giovanni Aldini was an Italian physicist interested in propagating Galvanism. With his uncle, Luigi Galvani, he learned techniques of electrical stimulation in humans and helped him to develop them. He later developed his own ideas and created transcranial electric stimulation. This paper presents some of Aldini's personal and professional traits, showing his trajectory and how his performance was important for the development of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques as a whole. Through research on animals and, later, on cadavers, his fundamental discoveries at the beginning of the treatment proposals are used so far.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Giovanni Aldini e suas contribuições para a estimulação cerebral não invasiva
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Giovanni Aldini and his contributions to non-invasive brain stimulation ; volume:78 ; number:11 ; year:2020 ; pages:733-735 ; Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria ; 78, Heft 11 (2020), 733-735

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: ARÊAS, Fernando Zanela da Silva ; ARÊAS, Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco ; Moll Neto, Roberto

Further information

• DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20200080
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023072012095881310061
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 14.08.2025, 10:56 AM CEST