Stephen Porges

Stephen Porges is the developer of polyvagal theory. Working in the field of neuroscience, Porges put forward this framework that explains how the autonomic nervous system responds to states of safety and danger. His work shed light on the relationship between nervous system states and safety, bonding, and regulation. Porges made a great contribution to the scientific foundations of the somatic field. His work gave body-based approaches a neurophysiological grounding.