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The polyvagal theory: phylogenetic substrates of a social nervous system

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From this phylogenetic orientation, the polyvagal theory proposes a biological basis for social behavior and an intervention strategy to enhance positive social behavior.
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This article is published in International Journal of Psychophysiology.The article was published on 2001-10-01. It has received 1266 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Polyvagal Theory & Autonomic nervous system.

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Using basic neurobiological measures in criminological research

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present two important neurobiological measures, namely neuropsychological assessment and resting heart rate measurement, and explain how these measures can play an important role in criminological research.
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The Effects of 'The Teachability Factor' Professional Development Workshop on Teachers' Perceptions of Challenging Children in their Classroom

TL;DR: The Teachability Factor, an eight week session professional development course developed by the Neufeld Institute, is able to translate attachment neuroscience findings into an effective, evidence-based program for early childhood teachers as discussed by the authors.
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Victimized by Peers and Aggressive: The Moderating Role of Physiological Arousal and Reactivity

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how individual differences in physiological arousal and reactivity moderated the relation between peer victimization and reactive and proactive aggression, and found that the relationship between victimization with reactive aggression was significant and positive at low levels of resting sinus arrhythmia and when RSA withdrawal after rejection was high.
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The interpersonal costs of dishonesty: How dishonest behavior reduces individuals’ ability to read others’ emotions.

TL;DR: How dishonest conduct can reduce one's generalized empathic accuracy-the ability to accurately read other people's emotional states is unpacked and a causal relationship is demonstrated.
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Reintegrating Fragmentation of the Primitive Self: Discussion of “Somatic Experiencing”

TL;DR: In response to Levit's interweaving of psychoanalytic theory with Somatic Experiencing (SE) as mentioned in this paper, the authors of this paper solicited for discussion in response to their own work.
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The autonomic nervous system

J. N. Langley
- 01 Jan 1903 - 
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Orienting in a defensive world: Mammalian modifications of our evolutionary heritage. A Polyvagal Theory

TL;DR: The Polyvagal Theory is introduced to explain the different functions of the two primary medullary source nuclei of the vagus and speculates that mammalian, but not reptilian, brainstem organization is characterized by a ventral vagal complex related to processes associated with attention, motion, emotion, and communication.
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Neuroendocrine perspectives on social attachment and love

TL;DR: A review of existing behavioral and neuroendocrine perspectives on social attachment and love reveals a recurrent association between high levels of activity in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis and the subsequent expression of social behaviors and attachments.
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The organization of noradrenergic pathways from the brainstem to the paraventricular and supraoptic nuclei in the rat

TL;DR: The autoradiographic material, and additional double-labeling experiments, were used to identify and to characterize projections that interconnect the A1, A2 and A6 regions, as well as possible projections from these cell groups to the spinal cord.
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