BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
THE NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE SYSTEMS
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The information comes directly from the brain.
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Before the stimulus, you have time to think of your response.
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It is a voluntary action.
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The response is made without the information going to the brain.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In vertebrates, most sensory neurons do not pass directly into the brain, but synapse in the spinal cord. This allows for faster reflex actions to occur by activating spinal motor neurons without the delay of routing signals through the brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The primary difference between reaction and reflex action is the neurological pathway involved. In a reflex action, electrical signals are sent directly to the spinal cord, without routing through the brain. This is why reflex actions occur significantly faster than reactions.
Detailed explanation-3: -They happen rapidly, you don’t control them and the result is always the same. Most reflexes don’t have to travel up to your brain to be processed, which is why they take place so quickly. A reflex action often involves a very simple nervous pathway called a reflex arc.
Detailed explanation-4: -Reflexes are unconscious responses, which means they are automatic and do not require the brain to create the action.
Detailed explanation-5: -Reaction time is a measure of the quickness an organism responds to some sort of stimulus. You also have “reflexes” too. Reflexes and reactions, while seeming similar, are quite different. Reflexes are involuntary, used to protect the body, and are faster than a reaction.