Why are many reflexes such as the knee-jerk such fast responses?
a) They involve the neurotransmitter GABA rather than dopamine.
b) The message involved does not have to go all the way to the brain.
c) The speed of processing is faster in the frontal lobes than the occipital lobes.
d) The path they follow to the brain is direct and does not involve any neurotransmitters.
ANS: b
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