THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN THE BRAINSTEM: The brainstem is one of the oldest parts of the brain. It controls such functions as breathing, blood pressure, swallowing and heart rate. ... The cerebellum is involved with the more complex functions of the brain and sometimes is even referred to as "the brain within the brain". ... Since the cerebellum can't actually feel, it will think that you are doing what your imagining and respond by rewriting it's previous program and carrying out any other actions needed for that function. ... brainstem: This is what th...

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