Communication with others and oneself: language as a nervous-system intervention
nerves · Curated primary studies and meta-analyses (1994–2023) · 2023
How you talk — to yourself and to other people — is autonomic input, not just content. Affect labeling, distanced self-talk, perceived responsiveness from a listener, and social connection all show measurable effects on amygdala, vagal tone and even mortality risk.
Authors
Lieberman, Kross, Porges, Holt-Lunstad, Reis, Gottman & colleagues
Research lens
How you talk — to yourself and to other people — is autonomic input, not just content. Affect labeling, distanced self-talk, perceived responsiveness from a listener, and social connection all show measurable effects on amygdala, vagal tone and even mortality risk.
- communication
- self-talk
- co-regulation
- polyvagal
- relationships
- library