Abstract The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), developed by the National Institute of
Mental Health as a neuroscience-informed alternative to traditional psychiatric nosology, is …

Theoretical perspectives posit that heart-rate variability (HRV) reflects self-regulatory
capacity and therefore can be employed as a bio-marker of top-down self-regulation (the …

OBJECTIVE: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with amplified emotional
responses and poor emotional control, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms …

Therapeutic presence involves therapists using their whole self to be both fully engaged and
receptively attuned in the moment, with and for the client, to promote effective therapy. In this …

Polyvagal theory has influenced research on the role of cardiac vagal control, indexed by
respiratory sinus arrhythmia withdrawal (RSA-W) during challenging states, in children's self …

The development of children's emotion-related self-regulation appears to be related to, and
likely involved in, many aspects of children's development. In this review, the distinction …

The polyvagal theory (Porges, 2007) represents a biobehavioral model that relates
autonomic functioning to self-regulation and social engagement. The aim of the two …

The third trimester of pregnancy represents a sensitive phase for infant brain plasticity when
a series of fast-developing cellular events (synaptogenesis, neuronal migration, and …

The Handbook of Moral Development is the definitive source of theory and research on the
development of morality. Since the publication of the first edition, ground-breaking …

Low resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), and to a lesser extent excessive RSA
reactivity to emotion evocation, are observed in many psychiatric disorders characterized by …