[ELI5] Why can we shift from involuntary to voluntary breathing?

Question

[ELI5] Why can we shift from involuntary to voluntary breathing?

In: Biology

Answer 1

We kinda have two brains. Our conscious (voluntary) and unconscious (involuntary) basic things such as instict, motor skills, breathing, blinking, etc is controlled by our “unconscious” brain. But when our conscious brain becomes aware of what the unconscious is doing it takes over the job before forgetting it and the unconscious picks back up