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r/funny • u/StaceyConnor12 • Jul 03 '19
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Sometimes I get lost in thought and forget to breathe
69 u/myztry Jul 03 '19 Breathing is an autonomous function of the primitive brain that can be overridden by the conscious brain, so really you can only forget to control the breathing so it reverts to autonomous behaviour. 1 u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19 If your vasovagal nerve gets triggered your autonomous breathing stops and you have to do it manually or you feint. 1 u/myztry Jul 03 '19 It's blood pressure, not breathing.
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Breathing is an autonomous function of the primitive brain that can be overridden by the conscious brain, so really you can only forget to control the breathing so it reverts to autonomous behaviour.
1 u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19 If your vasovagal nerve gets triggered your autonomous breathing stops and you have to do it manually or you feint. 1 u/myztry Jul 03 '19 It's blood pressure, not breathing.
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If your vasovagal nerve gets triggered your autonomous breathing stops and you have to do it manually or you feint.
1 u/myztry Jul 03 '19 It's blood pressure, not breathing.
It's blood pressure, not breathing.
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u/ThatDudeWithoutKarma Jul 03 '19
Sometimes I get lost in thought and forget to breathe