On the suppression of reflex acts in the paralyzed part of the body during compression of the spinal cord in its upper sections

Abstract

Nothnagel, having destroyed the neck and brain of the frog, determined the state of the reflexes of the hind limbs, after which he exposed the sciatic nerve of the left limb and irritated it, observing what effect this would have on the reflexes in the right untouched foot. The author became convinced that the mentioned reflex of the right limb was increased if the sciatic nerve of the left leg remained at rest and, on the contrary, decreased and completely disappeared during stimulation of this latter.

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