EVIDENCE BY CHAPTER
Evidence records connected to this chapter of The Human OS Manual.
The entries below follow the chapter’s printed endnotes into the digital Evidence Map.
The printed notes preserve the source trail attached to the first edition. The digital record adds a current interpretation of what the evidence supports, what it does not establish, and whether anything has changed since publication.
Emerging or mechanistic evidence
Output System · State System
Book reference: Walking can shift thinking by changing the body’s state and available attention.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
Established operating principles
Output System · Adaptation System
Book reference: Exercise produces coordinated whole-body responses across muscle, metabolism, cardiovascular demand, and other systems.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
Established operating principles
Output System · Adaptation System
Book reference: Contracting muscle sends metabolic signals that influence more than local movement.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
Strong human evidence
Output System · Recovery System · State System
Book reference: Movement can change the recovery trajectory after psychological stress.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
The book chapter carries the argument. These entries preserve the evidence trail attached to its specific claims.