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The polyvagal theory proposes that the phylogenetic shift in vagal pathways regulating the heart from reptiles to mammals led to a face-heart connection enabling social regulation of visceral states.
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Should not change autonomic management in cardiology; hypothesis-generating for vagal-social links in cardiovascular research.
Stephen W. Porges (2009) reported a review. The polyvagal theory proposes that the phylogenetic shift in vagal pathways regulating the heart from reptiles to mammals led to a face-heart connection enabling social regulation of visceral states.
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