Andrew Huberman· PhD
So the Hering Breuer reflex is yet another dimension to the way that mechanical pressure influences your brain's decision-making, about what to do with your body, in this case, whether or not to breathe.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So the Hering Breuer reflex is yet another dimension to the way that mechanical pressure influences your brain's decision-making, about what to do with your body, in this case, whether or not to breathe.
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And basically what the Hering Breuer reflex is about is that when your lung is inflated, your desire to breathe is reduced.