A respiratory control center at the base of your brain controls your breathing. This center sends ongoing signals down your spine and to the muscles involved in breathing. These signals ensure your breathing muscles contract and relax regularly.
The actual event (not which part of brain) that signals the need to breathe is carbon dioxide concentration in blood. when CO2 conc is high in blood, the brain will tell the body to breathe.
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