processing capability of the spinal cord

[Richard Norman]

Walter Eric Johnson wrote in message <74fr3c$l4l$1 at news.tamu.edu>...
>Richard Norman (rsnorman at mw.mediaone.net) wrote:
>: The Babinski reflex is different -- a normal response requires
>: an intact pyramidal system, that is, motor cortex.  It would go
>: along with the rest of the brain.
>
>Is the Babinski reflex processed by the brain?  I think it is one
>of the first reflexes to come back after a complete spinal cord
>transection -- in as little as two weeks.
>
>Eric Johnson

It depends what you mean by Babinski reflex.  A positive sign
indicates upper motor neuron - corticospinal tract problems,
therefore spinal function without the "brain".