The Bainbridge reflex (aka, atrial reflex) occurs when the heart rate increases in response to a rise in atrial pressure. This is a compensatory mechanism since increased right atrial pressures ...

Autonomic reflex mechanisms play a critical role in patient safety and cardiovascular stability during surgery. When sensory nerves in the head, neck or visceral structures are stimulated, afferent ...

Primitive reflexes are automatic motor responses present at birth that normally integrate within the first year of life as higher cortical functions mature. Assessment of these reflexes forms a ...

Reflexes are automatic and involuntary actions the body produces in response to certain stimuli. While some reflexes can involve muscles and movement, others involve internal processes within the body ...

The Bezold-Jarisch Reflex can occur after coronary reperfusion. An increase in parasympathetic tone is the predominate feature from activation of chemoreceptors primarily in the left ventricle. It can ...

You may have noticed your baby being startled or reacting suddenly when you're trying to put them down to sleep. This is the Moro reflex, one of several normal reflexes that healthy babies are born ...

When you have a new baby, you can’t help but marvel over every little thing they do. Many parents are especially charmed by some of the funny little movements their babies make, which the experts call ...