Why are we able to use the brain to fight the urge to sneeze or vomit, when it’s the brain that’s urging us to do so?
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Part of what makes the brain an interesting and complex machine, is its ability to do things in parallel, which may contradict each other.
Cognitive dissonance is basically one part of the brain overpowering another in making a decision. So are addiction and task avoidance, (to vastly oversimplify)
Sometimes a very low level part of the brain that controls reflexes gives the order for something to happen, like a sneeze. A bunch of complicated things happen in your neural pathways and muscular centers, but the conscious part of your brain is still running, and may decide you *don’t* want to sneeze right now. What that part of your brain feels is a resistance and a lack of control.
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