The Sterling-Rusecko reflex

The Sterling Rusecki reflex, known as the Sterlind Rusecki reflex, was first described in 1968 by Franco Chosen and Moritz Rusecki. The two scientists worked together on medical research, conducting their experiments on animals. However, the most famous article on this reflex was published in December 1977, after the experiments of the scientist Joseph Sterling. Sterlingov wondered: If an area of ​​one cortex is damaged, can part of the brain control reflexes?

The Sterlinge-Rusecki reflex is where a person, after cutting the nerves that send cough-inducing signals in the brain stem, is able to induce and maintain a cough. A person develops a reaction to peripheral nerve stimulation, which also causes a cough. In other words, the second transmission passes through the brainstem without connecting to the medulla oblongata, which controls saliva production or the ability to cough. This feature allows the experiment to be carried out from start to finish without the use of injections, pain or suffering, which increases the reliability of the study. Thus, we can conclude that it is the Sterling-Russian reflex that in some cases can help get rid of withdrawal syndrome due to addiction to smoking tobacco, by regularly performing certain actions to induce a cough.