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AhmedReflexes - Health and Fitness
May 29th 2006 09:32
One of Pavlov's Dogs
Yep... you can do nearly anything. Block punches with one hand, pickpocket wallets from stockbrokers, catch a spitting cobra by the tail.
RachDegab gives us a great rundown on what reflexes are, though she offers no explanation as to why my reflexes are superhuman.
What are they, R? She sez:
"A reflex is an involuntary reaction in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery (e.g. arms, legs, etc) and transmitted to the Central Nervous System (CNS).
The purpose of the reflex is to react to stimuli more quickly than is possible by conscious thought. As such, reflexes do not involve the brain which is only aware of the response after it has taken place."
Yeah, involuntary. That's why I'm all WHAM! ZAK! TWANG! PLOK!, moving so fast, you can't even see it.
But it's not all Shaolin Praying Mantis-style action. No, some reflexes are learned, like that Russian dog. What am I talking 'bout, Willis?
"For example, in Pavlov’s Dog experiment: On numerous occasions a bell is rung just before a dog is fed. The dog salivates as usual on receiving its food. Then the bell is rung without any food being presented. The dog still salivates, as it is in response to the bell ringing."
Man, just thinking about that dog about to eat a loaf of bread makes my mouth water. Who rang that bell?
* this picture of Pavlov's Dog was taken from the Wikipedia page on Ivan Pavlov, and has been released into the public domain under the GNU Free Document License.
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