SPP Institute
A sound mind in a sound body
Research · Publishing · Education
SPP Institute is a research, scholarly publishing, and educational initiative of NeuroCentrum, s.r.o. The initials SPP stand for Somato-Psychic Pathway, the framework that gave the Institute its name and remains central to its research programme. This is its official website, spp.institute.
SPP Institute develops clinically grounded, scientifically testable frameworks in somato-psychic, autonomic, axial, and neurodevelopmental science.
Conference contribution · Published 30 September 2026
Autonomic Imbalance as an Organizing Principle of Mental Functioning and Development
Veronika Živná and Boris Živný · AACPDM 2026 · Philadelphia · Poster SP161
Presented by Veronika Živná on 29 September 2026. Explore the contribution record and the full conference-presented poster.
CONTRIBUTION RECORD →No. 2 · 2026
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Research programme
Areas of conceptual development
Somato-Psychic Pathway
Formal development of the relationship between somatic structural–functional integrity, autonomic regulation, and the emergence of mind.
Persistent Afferent Bias
Mechanistic modelling of persistent peripheral input and state-dependent changes in sensory weighting and regulation.
Axial organization
Terminology and hypotheses concerning axial biomechanics, afferent function, and the Axial Organ framework.
Neurodevelopment
Integration of autonomic, sensorimotor, interoceptive, and developmental perspectives.
Institutional identity
SPP Institute
SPP Institute is the research, publishing, and educational unit of NeuroCentrum, s.r.o. Its work focuses on the precise formulation, transparent evidence status, and empirical testability of clinically grounded concepts.