Report, if you have a problem with this page“ By processing information from the environment through the senses, the nervous system continually evaluates risk. I have coined the term neuroception to describe how neural circuitsdistinguish whether situations or people are safe, dangerous, or life-threatening. Because of our heritage as a species, neuroception takes place in primitive parts of the brain, without our conscious awareness. ”
Stephen W. Porges
From : The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions
