Talk:Patellar reflex

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[edit] Gurfinkel, Lipshits and Popov?

I'd like some more information on this study. I feel it is insufficient to say that they 'showed' it. Aren't there more recent studies that duplicate the results or expand upon it? Can the results be explained? I'll give some time to track down the info, otherwise I'm deleting it. Tyciol 07:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1, 2 or 3 neurons?

There are actually three nurons. The sensory, inter, and motor neurons. the inter neurons are located in the spinal cord, this is where the change from sensory to moter occours.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rob L (talk • contribs).

The article as it stands seems to be self-contradictory in that the first section states the use of three neurons while, lower down, it states that it is monosynaptic (though apparently monosynaptic reflexes still require *two* neurons). The German Wikipedia article calls it monosynaptic (and explains the term as meaning the use of only one neuron to affect the motor neuron). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.95.179.131 (talk • contribs) .

it is only two neurons that form part of this reflex!!! not three!!1—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.173.188.156 (talk • contribs) .

Agreed, there is a contradiction - I added an appopriate template, hopefully some more knowledgable editor will fix it. As far as my grasp of English indicates, the text also notes it maybe a one neuron reaction...-- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk  19:53, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Confusion relieved

Monosynaptic reflex means there is one synapse in the arc! Basically two neurons are involved although higher influences may act on the single synapse present. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 210.7.92.91 (talk • contribs) 09:37, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

Correct. I've been trying to propagate the correct usage. See reflex arc for the consensus we reached (I found an authoritative answer in a current copy of Grey's anatomy) Robotsintrouble 20:01, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
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