A reflex arc doesn't go all the way up to the brain.
Thus it NEVER becomes part of the thought process.
the path of a refex impulse
along a reflex
Reflex is a reflex, but reaction time is how fast you can do it.
A Reflex
does not involve nerves
Reflex arc is the path of reflex action. Reflex Action is action it self
an impulse follows a path called as reflex arch pathway.
the nerve pathways followed by an impulse during a reflex.
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Reflex nerve pathway is a monosynaptic transmission. There are no interneurons involved. Only the limb that carries the afferent nerve impulse from the stimulus and the efferent motor function for the reflex involved. That is why it is faster. Normal nerve transmission require an interpretation of the impulse by the brain whereas reflex pathways do not. Another reason is because most reflexes from the exteroreceptors travel along myelinated axons (white matter) which carry the impulse faster than other neurons that have unmyelinated axons (grey matter).
the brain
20ms