Control of ventilation. Control of ventilation refers to the physiological mechanisms involved in the control of physiologic ventilation, which refers to the movement of air into and out of the lungs. Ventilation facilitates respiration.
mindless - lacking the thinking capacity characteristic of a conscious being; the shrieking of the mindless wind. meaningless, nonmeaningful - having no meaning or direction or purpose; a meaningless endeavor; a meaningless life; a verbose but meaningless explanation.
Willful, headstrong, perverse, wayward refer to one who stubbornly insists upon doing as he or she pleases. Willful suggests a stubborn persistence in doing what one wishes, especially in opposition to those whose wishes or commands ought to be respected or obeyed: that willful child who disregarded his parents' advice.