Why Do Many Reflexes, Such as Pulling Your Hand Away

question 161

Multiple Choice

Why do many reflexes, such as pulling your hand away from a hot iron, happen so quickly?

• A) they involve the neurotransmitter GABA rather than dopamine
• B) the message involved does not have to go all the way to the brain
• C) the speed of processing is faster in the frontal lobes than in the occipital lobes
• D) the path that reflexes follow to the brain is direct and does not involve any neurotransmitters

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