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How does breathing alter the brain? Inside the science of sighs with a world-leading neuroscientist

You are doing it right now, and until I mentioned it, you were not aware of it.

How does breathing alter the brain? Inside the science of sighs with a world-leading neuroscientist

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You are doing it right now, and until I mentioned it, you were not aware of it.

We tend to think of it as the body's background software.

You are doing it right now, and until I mentioned it, you were not aware of it. We all take breathing for granted. We tend to think of it as the body's background software.

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You are doing it right now, and until I mentioned it, you were not aware of it. We tend to think of it as the body's background software.

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We tend to think of it as the body's background software.

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