Humans and other mammals have a Diving Response, which can be also known as ‘The Mammalian Dive Response/Reflex. The Diving reflex consists of set of reflexes that are activated when our face is cooled or if we hold our breath. This is a clever psychological mechanism because it enables our bodies to manage and to tolerate a lower level of oxygen in an environment that we do not normally face every day.
There are three main changes that occur in our body when our Dive reflex triggers; Bradycardia, Peripheral vasoconstriction and blood shift.
Bradycardia is an abnormal action that is slower than the average-normal heart rate. The normal resting heart rate for children 10 years and older (including adults and seniors) is 60 to 100 beats per
There are three main changes that occur in our body when our Dive reflex triggers; Bradycardia, Peripheral vasoconstriction and blood shift.
Bradycardia is an abnormal action that is slower than the average-normal heart rate. The normal resting heart rate for children 10 years and older (including adults and seniors) is 60 to 100 beats per