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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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Running in fear: an investigation into the dimensional account of emotion in discriminating emotional expressions

TL;DR: The results indicate that the difference in the dimensions did not affect participants’ reaction time, and most pairs of emotional expressions, except those involving fear, were similarly discriminative.
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Introduction: Behavioral neuroscience and childhood mental illness.

TL;DR: It is timely and important to examine these approaches critically, and to work toward formulating perspectives that capture the strengths of each group of researchers so that their common goal of translating research findings into treatments for childhood mental health disorders is strengthened.
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Treating Complex Trauma Survivors: A Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TSY)-Informed Psychotherapeutic Approach

TL;DR: Trauma-sensitive yoga (TSY) is a body-oriented yoga practice, intentionally designed to help complex trauma survivors recover by developing self-awareness, self-regulation, and a benevolent relatio...
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The treatment of traumatic memories in patients with complex dissociative disorders

TL;DR: The treatment of traumatic memories should generally be embedded in a phase-oriented treatment in order to ensure that it will not exceed the patient's capacity as a whole person to integrate these re-enactments.
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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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