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It might make a lot of sense actually. It could serve to speed up instinctive responses to stimuli which have been encountered before, i.e. whipping your finger
by noselfrighteous 11y ago
It might make a lot of sense actually. It could serve to speed up instinctive responses to stimuli which have been encountered before, i.e. whipping your finger away from a hot surface.
- unepipe 11y agoI think I understand what you're getting at, but the example you gave is not a learned act, it's a reflex action. It bypasses your brain entirely, you generally recognize the pain after you reflexively withdraw your hand. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_reflex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_reflex
- etiam 11y agoReflexes can be, and are frequently, modulated by parts of the nervous system more inclined to learning.