The brain controls and regulates all the necessary body functions. Why can’t we consiously perform these functions or use our brain to affect our body.

Question

The brain controls and regulates all the necessary body functions. Why can’t we consiously perform these functions or use our brain to affect our body.

In: Biology

Answer 1

Generally because there is no need for you to micromanage those things, or they’d sometimes even lose their purpose. If you could release dopamine at will you’d never leave your bedroom because you get all your motivating happiness fixes at home.

We only have direct access to the bodyfunctions that need to be able to control (like breathing for when we dive).

And every good programmer will tell you that he works similar. Giving the user the option to turn off essential functions WILL cause trouble by someone accidentally breaking everything.