Axial Block (AxB): A Position Paper on Definition, Terminology, and Pathophysiology
SPP Institute Position Papers, No. 1 · 2026 · DOI
People
Veronika Živná
Research Coordinator, SPP Institute
Series Editor, SPP Institute Position Papers
Profile
Research coordination and editorial role
Veronika Živná is Research Coordinator at SPP Institute and a Series Editor of SPP Institute Position Papers. Her work contributes to conceptual development, terminology, interdisciplinary integration, and scholarly communication across the Institute's research programme.
Her developmental-science research includes longitudinal work on infant self-regulation and later language development. Research undertaken during her MSc in Developmental Science at the University of Edinburgh led to a peer-reviewed article in the European Journal of Developmental Psychology.
She is co-author of the first SPP Institute Position Paper.
Publications
Published work
Self-regulation at one month predicts language development at 12 months of age
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 23(2), 193–210 · 2026 · DOI
Conference outputs
Conference presentations
Autonomic Imbalance as an Organizing Principle of Mental Functioning and Development: A Developmental Extension of the Somato-Psychic Pathway
AACPDM 80th Annual Meeting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Poster SP161 · Presented 29 September 2026.
Veronika Živná (presenting author) and Boris Živný.
Somatic and Autonomic Dysregulation as Pathophysiological Constraints on Higher Brain Function — Neuropsychological Outcomes After Manual Therapy for Axial Dysfunction with Secondary Autonomic Dysregulation: Results from 135 Children in Two Cohorts Aged 2–6 and 6–12 Years
June 2026 · American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology 2026 Annual Conference · Baltimore, Maryland, United States. With Boris Živný.
Axial Dysfunction and Neuropsychological Outcomes in Children: Effects of Noninvasive Treatment — Neuropsychological Outcomes After Manual Therapy for Axial Dysfunction with Secondary Autonomic Dysregulation: Results from 159 Children in Two Cohorts Aged 2–6 and 6–12 Years
May 2026 · American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting · San Antonio, Texas, United States. With Boris Živný.
Somato-Psychic Syndrome and Somato-Psychic Autonomic Dysregulation as a Pathophysiological Bridge Between Body and Mind
November 2025 · 45th Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology · Los Angeles, California, United States. With Boris Živný.
Somato-Psychic Syndrome (SPS) and Somato-Psychic Autonomic Dysregulation (SPAD) as a Pathophysiological Bridge Between Body and Mind
May 2025 · Body–Mind Unity Congress (BMU 2025) · Prague, Czech Republic. With Boris Živný.
The Association between Self-regulation Abilities at One Month with Cognition and Language Development at One Year of Age in a Sample of Portuguese Infants
July 2024 · 33rd International Congress of Psychology · Prague, Czech Republic. With Sara Cruz.
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