How does physiology influence mental processes and behaviour? I have asked this question as I studied children from birth including those with developmental challenges such as prematurity,1 Fragile-X-Syndrome,2 Autism Spectrum Disorders,3 Selective Mutism,4 Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome,5 and Prader Willi Syndrome6 with a common focus on identifying mechanisms that influence the regulation of behaviour and emotions. Based on my research, I developed the Polyvagal Theory,7,8,9 which explores how neural circuits involved in the regulation of our bodily organs influence emotional responses and behaviours toward others and our environment. 

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