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Introduction: why is there a polyvagal theory?
Theoretical principles
Neuroception : a subconscious system for detecting threat and safety
Orienting in a defensive world : mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. a polyvagal theory
The polyvagal theory : new insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system
Biobehavioral regulation during early development
Vagal tone : a physiological marker of stress vulnerability
The infant's sixth sense : awareness and regulation of bodily processes
Physiological regulation in high-risk infants : a model for assessment and potential intervention
Infant regulation of the vagal "brake" predicts child behavior problems : a psychobiological model of social behavior
The early development of the autonomic nervous system provides a neural platform for social behavior
Social communication and relationships
Vagal tone and the physiological regulation of emotion
Emotion : an evolutionary by-product of the neural regulation of the autonomic nervous system
Love : an emergent property of the mammalian autonomic nervous system
Social engagement and attachment : a phylogenetic perspective
The polyvagal hypothesis : common mechanisms mediating autonomic regulation, vocalizations, and listening
Therapeutic and clinical perspectives
The vagus : a mediator of behavioral and visceral features associated with autism
Borderline personality disorder and emotion regulation
Abuse history is related to autonomic regulation
Music therapy, trauma, and the polyvagal theory
Social behavior and health
Reciprocal influences between body and brain in the perception and expression of affect
Neurobiology and evolution: mechanisms, mediators, and adaptive consequences of caregiving.
The polyvagal theory : neurophysiological foundations of emotions, attachment, communication, and self-regulation by Stephen W. Porges. ISBN 9780393707007. Published by W.W. Norton in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.