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 The I function is a very interesting box to think about and since Christopher Reeve could not feel pain or control any movement of his lower body that his person was only in his brain. I know this may seem a easy question but if we have an I function that is what we control and how we experience things what about the rest of our bodies functions. What box controls them? I know the heart beats due to the SA and AV node but how was this function started. I know there are section of the brain that control the functions, would we name these the Not I box, the independent box, the uncontrollable box. Knowing that there are these things we can't control and that any moment this box could shut down or something could occur that makes you lose a function that you take for granted scars me. I like to be in control. But maybe it is a good thing I am not in control of my breathing, heart beat/blood flow, etc. because then I would be too busy trying to make sure I stay alive. In class we all tried to stop our hearts but what about when we're scared and our heartbeat increases, is this increase in heart rate because of the I function or is it just a part of the other box or are they connected by certain cables that the I function can use to manipulate the other box. I guess I'm just trying to sort out what is part of the I function and what is not. Trying to figure what I can and can't control and how these functions are connected to the nervous system and place them in a box.