Episode 123: Respiratory and Circulatory Systems Part 2
The Science of Everything Podcast
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Controlling Breathing
Breathing is under conscious control, but we don't need to exercise conscious control in order for it to occur. We do have conscious control over the rate at which we breathe. So that's different from heart rate, which we can't voluntarily control. People are able to train themselves to be to vary their heart rate. Although i don't entirely know how this works,. But i don't think it's an exercise of conscious, voluntary control like you move your arm or decide to breathe in or breathe out. I think it's a bit more indirect than that.
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