Sympathetic trunk

mobilisation and defence

The trunk represents mobilisation and defensive activation in the map's simplified state model. It is not a discrete sympathetic organ or a diagnostic region.

Ventral social faceVentral heartSympathetic trunkSympathetic trunkDorsal belly

Point 3 of 4 in Polyvagal Spiritual Map

Cross-tradition overlaps

No overlapping points are registered for this point.

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Sources

Stephen W. Porges, The Polyvagal Theory (scholarly_modern)

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