Biologyarticle2026-08-07

Autonomic Time: The Temporal Signatures of the Polyvagal States

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Abstract

Reframes the three polyvagal states as three worlds of time: sympathetic as the compressed future, dorsal as the foreclosed future, and ventral as the lengthened present — the exhale in which the durational read becomes possible. Extends polyvagal theory into Temporal Somatics. Paper III in the series.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-07

Authors: Ammanuel Santa Anna

Institutions: Prosperity Now