Polyvagal Theory Resources

A diagram showing the structure of the nervous system, including the central and peripheral nervous systems, motor and sensory neurons, the autonomic nervous system with sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions, and the brain and spinal cord.

What is the autonomic nervous system?

Diagram showing the sympathetic nervous system with a girl feeling sad, a boy feeling angry, and a happy boy, labeled with dorsal vagal at the bottom, sympathetic in the middle, and ventral vagal at the top.

What is Polyvagal Theory?

Diagram of human nervous and digestive systems, highlighting vagus nerves, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, intestines, stomach, spleen, pancreas, and brain with labeled nerves and organs.

What is the vagus nerve?

A sketch of a person's face with a large question mark in the middle of the page, a black pencil, and a white eraser.

Dr. Porges addresses criticisms of PVT