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gus_massatoday at 1:06 PM1 replyview on HN

Thats https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_reflex

The "decition" is made by the spinal cord. It's not surprising if you imagine that the brain is an oversized part of the spinal cord.

See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganglion


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MichaelZuotoday at 2:04 PM

If it’s known some kind of decision making, so to speak, was happening via electrical signals in the spinal cord… why is it suprising that it happens in other types of cells too?