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Hans Diedrich Henatsch

Hans Diedrich Henatsch is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hans Diedrich Henatsch rather than just read about it. In short: Hans Diedrich Henatsch served as the Head of the Department of Neurophysiology of the Medical School of the University of Göttingen from the early sixties to the mid nineties. He was a long-standing friend and colleague of Ragnar Granit and John Eccles.

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Reference excerpt

Hans Diedrich Henatsch served as the Head of the Department of Neurophysiology of the Medical School of the University of Göttingen from the early sixties to the mid nineties. He was a long-standing friend and colleague of Ragnar Granit and John Eccles. He became known in the sixties for recordings from spinal cord cells in anesthetized cats and his research in spinal cord physiology and spasticity. On June 5 (Henatsch's birthday) 1997, after his death, Prof. Diethelm Richter (Henatsch's successor) organized a little memorial in the institute, on which occasion Eike Schomburg gave the laudatio.

Influential publications Granit, R. and Henatsch, H. D. (1956). "Gamma control of dynamic properties of muscle spindles", J. Neurophysiol. 19, 356-366. Granit, R., Henatsch, H.-D. and Steg, G. (1956), Tonic and Phasic Ventral Horn Cells Differentiated by Post-Tetanic Potentiation in Cat Extensors. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 37: 114–126. doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1956.tb01347.x Henatsch, H. -D. and Ingvar, D. H. (1956). Chlorpromazin und Spastizität. European Archives of Psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 195:77-93, doi:10.1007/BF00342008

References

External links Zentrum Physiologie und Pathophysiologie, Abteilung Neuro- und Sinnesphysiologie

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hans Diedrich Henatsch

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hans Diedrich Henatsch claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hans Diedrich Henatsch before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hans Diedrich Henatsch ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hans Diedrich Henatsch

In research: Hans Diedrich Henatsch appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hans Diedrich Henatsch in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hans Diedrich Henatsch is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1997 deaths, Cyberneticists, German neuroscientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hans Diedrich Henatsch outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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