Does our heart function without any brain control?

As long as there is a correct blood supply (oxygen + nutrients), a heart can beat on its own, without being externally controlled. read more

Yes it function without any brain control but for a small interval of time..this is possible because our heart is myogenic (not neurogenic which is present in lower animals) ..because of this reason heart transplantation is possible in mammals.. read more

Moreover, these heart signals have a significant effect on brain function—influencing emotional processing as well as higher cognitive faculties such as attention, perception, memory, and problem-solving. In other words, not only does the heart respond to the brain, but the brain continuously responds to the heart. read more