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Journal articles

Peer-reviewed publications

Hypothesis and TheoryOpen access

Somato-Psychic Pathway: a universal developmental trajectory linking somatic structural–functional integrity, autonomic regulation, and the emergence of mind

Boris Živný

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience · Volume 20 · Article 1771123

Foundational developmental framework proposing that somatic structural–functional integrity and autonomic regulation constitute upstream layers shaping emotional, cognitive, and social development.

Živný, B. (2026). Somato-Psychic Pathway: A universal developmental trajectory linking somatic structural–functional integrity, autonomic regulation, and the emergence of mind. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 20, 1771123. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2026.1771123

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Hypothesis and TheoryOpen access

Persistent Afferent Bias: a mechanistic link between somatic disruption and autonomic dysregulation

Boris Živný

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience · Volume 20 · Article 1848233

Mechanistic framework proposing Persistent Afferent Bias as a state-dependent alteration in sensory weighting that links sustained somatic disruption to changes in autonomic regulation.

Živný, B. (2026). Persistent Afferent Bias: A mechanistic link between somatic disruption and autonomic dysregulation. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 20, 1848233. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2026.1848233

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SPP Institute Position Papers

Official monographic series

Continuing open-access series · Online ISSN 3029-9683

No. 1 (2026)Version 1.0

Axial Block (AxB): A Position Paper on Definition, Terminology, and Pathophysiology

Boris Živný and Veronika Živná

SPP Institute Position Papers · No. 1 · Online ISSN 3029-9683

Terminological and hypothesis-generating framework defining the Axial Organ, Axial Corresponding Functional Unit, Axial Block, multiple Axial Blocks, AxBb Chains, and distinct processes involved in AxB/AxBb resolution.

Živný, B., & Živná, V. (2026). Axial block (AxB): A position paper on definition, terminology, and pathophysiology (SPP Institute Position Papers, No. 1). NeuroCentrum. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22050239

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