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HISTORY OF MICRONEUROGRAPHY DEVELOPMENT 130903

Before the microneurography technique was developed in the late 60-ties impulses in peripheral nerves had been recorded in animal experiments alone. The technique involves dissecting and splitting the nerve, an approach that is not tolerable for general use in man although such recordings have been published in a single report. Actually, the concern of nerve damage was a major obstacle for the development of microneurography because the approach of inserting a needle electrode in a human nerve was generally regarded as highly dangerous involving substantial risks of permanent nerve damage.