Who was the German physiologist who studied the speed of neuronal transmission by attaching electrical wires to the leg muscles of frogs?

A. Herman von Helmhotz
B. B. F. Skinner
C. Ulric Neisser
D. Wilhelm Wundt


Answer: A

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