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Why do we lose our diving reflex in infancy?

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You may ask how we learn to breathe, or eat, or how we pump our blood. Luckily we don’t. We wouldn't have the energy to decide what to do. The newborn can grasp and hold its weight on its mothers fur. It can suckle before it can see. It has nothing to do with learned actions or self control. read more

In mammals, the diving reflex is an automatic response triggered by cold water contacting the face. It is meant to optimize respiration for remaining under water an extended period of time. read more

Humans and other mammals have a Diving Response (also known as The Mammalian Dive Response/Reflex) consisting of a set of reflexes that are activated when our face is cooled (such as by the water during a dive) or if we hold our breath. The diving reflex is a clever physiological mechanism enabling the body to manage and tolerate a lower level of oxygen. read more

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