Assertion: parasympathetic nervous system | /r/CapableOf | act as protective brake
Facets:
value: to slow a rapidly beating heart
type: PURPOSE
value: normally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Hull and his co-workers at the University of Oklahoma and Corazonix, Inc., in Oklahoma City, found that cocaine appears to inhibit the parasympathetic nervous system , which normally acts as a protective "brake" to slow a rapidly beating heart.