The diving response has been shown to have an oxygen-conserving effect, both during movement and at rest, saving oxygen for the heart and the brain, lengthening the time to the onset of serious hypoxic damage.
The diving response has been shown to have an oxygen-conserving effect lengthening the time to the onset of serious hypoxic damage. This was both during movement and at rest. Rest is saving oxygen for the heart. Rest is saving oxygen for the brain.