We are electric

Science journalist Sally Eddy tells the story of bioelectricity: from the first controversial observations of galvanism and speculations on electrical healing to modern experimental devices that restore mobility to people with paralysis and enhance our cognitive abilities. Scientific disputes, the stigma of fraud, the influence of social trends, sensationalism, and difficulties with funding - all of this is just part of the trials that research in bioelectricity has had to overcome on its fascinating path to becoming a legitimate field of science.