What had started in the zone of voluntary impulse had now passed into the ruling power of reflexes; every nerve of her body seemed to be thinking for itself, guiding her, and compelling her to struggle for the desired end.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
I'm just a little worried about my reflexes."
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover
Not only are many of these reflexes carried out without any help from the will, or brain, but they are so prompt and powerful that the brain, or will, can hardly stop them if it tries, as, for instance, in the case of tickling the feet.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson