riability (HRV) 69 Testing for Vagal Function: Early Experiences 71 Discovering the Polyvagal Theory 73 Testing for Vagal Function: Cottingham, Porges, and Lyon 78 A Simple Test of the Pharyngeal Vagus Branch 81 How to Test for Pharyngeal Ventral Branch Function 82 Therapists can Test for Vaga

es our behavior. Thus the proper working of our autonomic nervous system is central to our emotional as well as physical health and well-being. Dr. Porges's Polyvagal framework has allowed me to achieve positive results with health issues as far-ranging as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),

ncing, and vibrating. More importantly, I experienced an improvement in my hearing and in my ability to hear speech more clearly. At his lectures, Porges presented inspiring videos showing some of the changes in the children and how, when they could understand what was being said, they emerged from t

testing for autism evaluates behavior and defines different kinds of autism, but does not consider the underlying physiological factors in terms of Porges's new interpretation of the function of the autonomic nervous system. As a result, treatments have mostly focused on training the parents to try to

of the phylogenetic system (the vagus nerve in particular) on neural structures regulating the heart and consequently behavior. 11 EFTA00284154 Porges states that when children feel unsafe, their behavioral response exists on a visceral level in the nervous system, which he calls "neuroception" or

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Polyvagal Theory in my clinical practice and in my teaching. When I went home to Denmark, I could not set up a lab to do the kind of testing that Porges had done, and I did not have access to his process of testing and acoustic stimulation. But I decided to work with certain clients on the autism sp