The Polyvagal Theory, Stephen W. Porges
The Polyvagal Theory, Stephen W. Porges
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The Polyvagal Theory
Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation

Author: Stephen W. Porges

Narrator: Joe Hempel

Unabridged: 14 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/30/2020

Synopsis

A collection of groundbreaking research by a leading figure in neuroscience.

This book compiles, for the first time, Stephen W. Porges's decades of research. A leading expert in developmental psychophysiology and developmental behavioral neuroscience, Porges is the mind behind the groundbreaking Polyvagal Theory, which has startling implications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and autism. Adopted by clinicians around the world, the Polyvagal Theory has provided exciting new insights into the way our autonomic nervous system unconsciously mediates social engagement, trust, and intimacy.

About Stephen W. Porges

Stephen W. Porges is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he directs the Trauma Research Center within the Kinsey Institute. He holds the position of professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. He served as president of both the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has published more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers across several disciplines including anaesthesiology, biomedical engineering, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology, gerontology, neurology, neuroscience, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, psychometrics, space medicine, and substance abuse. In 1994 he proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders. In 2018, Porges received the Pioneer Award from the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on February 07, 2014

I'm giving this book 4 stars because of the importance of the research and theory that Porges presents here. The book itself is however very difficult to read. Many of the chapters repeat the previous chapters at length which is very frustrating. That all being said Porges contributions to the fields......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on February 07, 2019

This book is an important contribution. But it is also frustratingly repetitive. For a more comprehensive view, this book is best paired with Panksepp & Biven (2012). Archaeology of Mind: Neuroevolutionary Origins of Human Emotions. I present Porges' main thesis here: [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Morgan on December 04, 2021

Polyvagal Theory (PT) is an evolutionarily grounded, neuroscientific and psychological construct that explains the role of the vagus nerve in mammalian threat response and emotion regulation via social connection (co-regulation) initially introduced by Stephen Porges in 1994. This book is ridiculousl......more

Goodreads review by Harrison on July 27, 2011

This one was pretty dry and repetitive, but the information is so valuable, it was worth it. Porges integrates emotion, visceral states, brain regulation, evolution, and a bunch of other cool stuff into a framework that makes everything make sense. Thank you, nature, for my myelinated vagus.......more

Goodreads review by Ioana on February 25, 2023

Teoria polivagală a fost pentru prima dată enunțată în anul 1994 de către Stephen Porges, în urma numeroaselor cercetăti întreprinse de acesta, impactul teoriei fiind oferirea unor explicații neurofiziologice plauzibile pentru o serie de experiențe traumatice suferite de oameni. Autorul pleacă de la......more

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