A car backfires, and your shoulders jump. A shadow moves, and your eyes fly open before your brain catches up. That dramatic ...

Premature babies can actually feel pain and are not just displaying a reflex reaction to a stimulus, a team of doctors and scientists said on Tuesday. Using brain scans of tiny babies born as early as ...

Normally dogs snatch at food; elephants reach out their trunks for it. A man will pull his hand away from a hot plate. These are examples of unconditioned reflexes, fully developed in infancy. They ...

Reflex speed is an important skill in a number of sports, impacting performance and reaction times. Two popular sports that improve reflex speed are outdoor volleyball and table tennis. Both sports ...