Sherrington's studies of the reflex arc in dogs led him to conclude that:
A) there are gaps between individual communicating neurons.
B) communicating neurons are directly connected with one another.
C) all neural communication is electrical in nature.
D) reflexes are coordinated by the pineal body, even in dogs.

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Sherrington discovered that there is a delay or gap between the sensory neuron and motor neuron in the reflex arc, which he called the "synaptic cleft." This led him to conclude that there are gaps between individual communicating neurons.

Sherrington's Studies of the Reflex Arc in Dogs Led Him