title: Drive-controlled reflexes: a theory.
abstract: Drive-controlled (higher) reflexes are divided in two ways: (i) according to the controlling drive into pain, fear and appetite reflexes; (ii) according to the manner of drive elimination into type A and type B reflexes. A type A reflex simply removes the evoking stimulus, whereas a type B reflex provides a drive-inhibiting stimulus. According to different functions performed in an organism, reflexes are grouped into several systems.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004328:Drive; D004644:Emotions; D008959:Models, Neurological; D010146:Pain; D012018:Reflex