Author

Porges, Stephen W.

Edition

1st Ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

Hardcover ; xvii, 347 p.

Subject

Emotions

Communication

Autism

Abstract

"Stephen Porges is the world's leading expert on relating the autonomic nervous system, a neural system that oversees largely unconscious functions such as heart rate and respiration, to social behavior. He is also the creator of the groundbreaking polyvagal theory, which has been adopted by clinicians around the world and has provided exciting new insights into the way our autonomic nervous system unconsciously mediates social engagement, trust, and intimacy.

"This book presents, for the first time, a compilation of Porges's decades of research on the behavioral neurobiology of emotions, affect regulation, interpersonal social behavior, and other psychological processes that describe basic human experiences. Part of the Norton Series on interpersonal Neurobiology, it has startling implications for the treatment of anxiety, depression, trauma, and autism." --From the dustcover

ISBN

9780393707007

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Call Number

EG 100 POR 2011

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