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Reflex motion descriptor

Known as: reflex 
An automatic response to a stimulus beginning with a nerve impulse from a receptor and ending with the action of an effector such as a gland or a… 
National Institutes of Health

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BaroreflexDiving ReflexPupil light reflexReflex, Acoustic
Eye MovementsMuscle ContractionNeurophysiology - biologic functionNystagmus

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Nervous System Physiological PhenomenaPhysiology

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Electromyography of superficial and deep neck muscles during isometric, voluntary, and reflex contractions.
Increasingly complex models of the neck neuromusculature need detailed muscle and kinematic data for proper validation. The goal… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Baroreflex impairment by low sodium diet in mild or moderate essential hypertension.
Low sodium intake is the most widely used nonpharmacological approach to the treatment of hypertension. Although… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
On the role of NK-2 tachykinin receptors in the mediation of spinal reflex excitability in the rat
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Evidence for γ-aminobutyric acid receptor-mediated modulation of the aortic baroreceptor reflex in the nucleus tractus solitarii of the rat
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Comparison of the effects of substance P, neurokinin A, physalaemin and eledoisin in facilitating a nociceptive reflex in the rat
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Rapid Resetting of the Aortic Baroreceptors in the Rabbit and Its Implications for Short‐Term and Longer Term Reflex Control
We studied the effects of sustained changes in resting mean arterial pressures (MAP) on arterial baroreceptor properties in… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Self-regulation of spasm and spasticity in cerebral palsy.
Four young adult cerebral palsied subjects with a mixture of spasticity and athetosis attended an experimental reflex training… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Long loop and spinal reflexes in man during preparation for intended directional hand movements
Advance information about the direction of a movement to be performed in a reaction time (RT) paradigm is known (I) to improve… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Muscular reflex stimuli to the cardiovascular system during isometric contractions of muscle groups of different mass.
1. The cardiovascular responses to voluntary isometric contractions performed by human subjects are determined by the proportion… 
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
Fusimotor Function: Part IV. Reinforcement of the H Reflex in Normal Subjects
In 1940 Sommer 1 observed that the Jendrassik maneuver which is used to reinforce the human tendon jerk was ineffectual when the… 
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