Babinski effect


Babinski effect

(bəˈbɪnskɪ) or

Babinski reflex

n (Physiology) physiol the reflex curling upwards of the toes (instead of inwards) when the sole of the foot is stroked, normal in infants below the age of two but a pathological condition in adults[after Joseph Babinski (1857–1932), French neuropathologist]