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Psychophysiology

a theory linking phylogenetic stages of vagal control of the heart to social engagement, mobilization and immobilization behaviors.

In psychophysiology, polyvagal theory refers to a theory linking phylogenetic stages of vagal control of the heart to social engagement, mobilization and immobilization behaviors. This meaning comes from Porges (1995) in Psychophysiology.[1]

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References

Porges, S. W. (1995). Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. A Polyvagal Theory. Psychophysiology, 32(4), 301-318. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.1995.tb01213.x

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