Polyvagal theory: A science of safety

SW Porges - Frontiers in integrative neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Contemporary strategies for health and wellbeing fail our biological needs by not
acknowledging that feelings of safety emerge from internal physiological states regulated by …

Heart rate variability and cognitive function: a systematic review

G Forte, F Favieri, M Casagrande - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Autonomic dysfunctions may precede the development of cognitive
impairment, but the connection between these dimensions is unclear. This systematic review …

[BOK][B] The pocket guide to the polyvagal theory: The transformative power of feeling safe

P Stephen, N Eichhorn - 2017 - somaticpsychotherapytoday.com
Scaling down to its bare roots, at least how I interpret what I'm reading, PVT considers our
ability to regulate our visceral state in the presence of others, our ability to read our body's …

Breath of life: the respiratory vagal stimulation model of contemplative activity

RJS Gerritsen, GPH Band - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the
general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices …

The psychology of rituals: An integrative review and process-based framework

NM Hobson, J Schroeder, JL Risen… - Personality and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Traditionally, ritual has been studied from broad sociocultural perspectives, with little
consideration of the psychological processes at play. Recently, however, psychologists have …

[HTML][HTML] Polyvagal theory: a biobehavioral journey to sociality

SW Porges - Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021 - Elsevier
A polyvagal perspective clarifies the neurobiological and biobehavioral shifts that occurred
during evolutionary transition from asocial reptiles to social mammals. This transition …

Cardiac parasympathetic reactivation following exercise: implications for training prescription

J Stanley, JM Peake, M Buchheit - Sports medicine, 2013 - Springer
The objective of exercise training is to initiate desirable physiological adaptations that
ultimately enhance physical work capacity. Optimal training prescription requires an …

Necrotizing enterocolitis: It's not all in the gut

AL Meister, KK Doheny… - Experimental biology and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Necrotizing enterocolitis is the leading cause of death due to gastrointestinal disease in
preterm neonates, affecting 5–12% of neonates born at a very-low birth weight. Necrotizing …

The relationship between social support and physiological processes: a review with emphasis on underlying mechanisms and implications for health.

BN Uchino, JT Cacioppo… - Psychological bulletin, 1996 - psycnet.apa.org
In this review, the authors examine the evidence linking social support to physiological
processes and characterize the potential mechanisms responsible for these covariations. A …

Risk for psychopathology in the children of depressed mothers: a developmental model for understanding mechanisms of transmission.

SH Goodman, IH Gotlib - Psychological review, 1999 - psycnet.apa.org
A large body of literature documents the adverse effects of maternal depression on the
functioning and development of offspring. Although investigators have identified factors …