Rossolimo Finger Reflex

Rossolimo-Finger reflex\

**Rossolimo-finger reflex (Rossolimo**)**\ is** a phenomenon of the development of tactile agnosia or **astereoagnosia** in patients who have suffered post-traumatic dislocation of the brain in the cervical region. The latter is manifested by a complete loss of perception of direction on the surface (may precede a violation of spatial orientation). Attempts to move the fingers/hands seem to feel the contact device, but without signs of touch/it. At a distance, the patient does not know how to localize this place and is forced to feel all the objects around him.

Neuropathologists from the school of Professor Rossoliom described some circumstances

The Rossolimo-Finger reflex is one of the most interesting and mysterious phenomena in the field of neurophysiology. This phenomenon was discovered by the Russian physician, physiologist and biologist Ivan Pavlovich Pavlov. This phenomenon was first described in volume 28 of the journal Physiology in 1913.

Rossolimo - The finger reflex is caused by special stimulation of the base of one or both index fingers, which activates special reflex points located in the brain. As a result of such irritation, a number of reactions occur: from mild weakness and pain to hallucinations and even death.

The mechanism of the Rossolimo - Finger reflex still remains a mystery to scientists, but there are several theories of its occurrence. According to one of them, activation of reflex points in the brain causes excitation of the conduction system, which in turn affects some centers of the brain, causing their activity. Another possible mechanism for the occurrence of the reflex may be irritation of the cerebral cortex through active zones in the fingers and their direct effect on the brain.

Some scientists believe that the Rossolimo-Finger reflex mechanism is associated with the regulation of the activity of certain areas of the brain during sleep. However, this mechanism is still not understood and