MadSci Network: Evolution
Query:

Subject: Why do we still (in evolutionary terms) have some of our reflexes?

Date: Tue May 1 15:18:29 2001
Posted by Mikael
Grade level: undergrad School: college (engineering and psychology)
City: Borås State/Province: No state entered. Country: Sweden
Area of science: Evolution
ID: 988744709.Ev
Message:

Some reflexes seem unnecessary, like the "patella-reflex", the 
"cardio-ocularreflex", the "Babinsky-reflex". How some they live on? Is it just 
because doctors can test our nervous-system???
 


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