Polyvagal Theory, according to Dr Stephen Porges. From Ep. 27 of The Emil Barna Podcast: Stress & Trauma: A Different Way Forward | Stephen Porges, PhD Stephen W. Porges, PhD, is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium 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. You can find out more about Dr. Porges on his websites https://www.stephenporges.com/ and https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/ https://www.barnacc.com/ To access Emil's Academia courses on anxiety, stress, trauma, self-awareness, and the neurobiology of confidence at 50% off (INCLUDES ACADEMIA SUBSCRIPTION to access these and HUNDREDS of other courses), use this link: https://www.academia.edu/courses/inst... BUY Emil's eBook on addiction and willpower here (IT'S UNDER $2!): https://www.amazon.com/Minding-Brain-... Check Emil out on the Socials below: YouTube: / emiliobarna Instagram: / theemilbarna Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6SzQy5g... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B0... Facebook: / theemilbarna LinkedIn: / emilbarna Twitter: / barnaemil Academia: https://psitutor.academia.edu/EmilBar...