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101. Polyvagal 101 - Neuroception, Autonomic Nervous System, Story Follows State

Stuck Not Broken

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The Vagus Nerve: The Key to All This

The majority of the communication is actually from the body up to the brain, not the brain to the body. We're more concerned with the feedback loop between organ and brainstem that's going through the vagus than the nerve itself. "We get caught up giving executive function decision-making properties to the nerve," says Dr. Porgis.

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