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9 Things Our Body Does That We Never Knew Were Defense Mechanisms

6. MYOCLONIC JERKS

*It is the feeling when you lie down to sleep, and as you start to drift your body is jolted for second by what seems like an electric shock.  When you begin to fall asleep, the frequency of your breathing rapidly falls, your pulse slows down and your muscles are relaxed. Your brain interprets these developments as heralding death. So it gives you a jolt in order to save you.

7. WRINKLING OF THE SKIN

*It caused when your body faces an increased amount of moisture it understands the environment may be slippery. Thus, the skin of the hands begins to change immediately so you will be able to grip smooth surfaces.

8. GOOSEBUMPS

*Its purpose is to reduce the amount of heat our body lose through the pores of our skin, thus making it easier to warm yourself in inhospitable climatic conditions.

9. LOSS OF MEMORY

*It often occurs after some unleasant experiences. So, the most terrible moments from our memories are deleted by our brain.

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