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Staddon, J. E. R.; MacPhail, R. C.; Padilla, S. – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2010
Charles Sherrington identified the properties of the synapse by purely behavioral means--the study of reflexes--more than 100 years ago. They were subsequently confirmed neurophysiologically. Studying reflex interaction, he also showed that activating one reflex often facilitates another, antagonistic one: "successive induction," which has since…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Responses, Animals