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.
Established operating principles
State System · Awareness Meta-Layer
Book reference: Internal bodily signals shape awareness, emotion, and how reality is interpreted., Interoception is the sensing and interpretation of internal bodily signals., Signals from inside the body help shape awareness, emotion, and perception.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
Strong human evidence
State System · Awareness Meta-Layer · Output System
Book reference: Expectation can alter bodily experience through placebo and nocebo pathways.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
Emerging or mechanistic evidence
Recovery System · State System · Pattern System
Book reference: Mental rehearsal can keep a completed or paused demand physiologically present., Repeated mental rehearsal can keep stress physiology active after the event has passed.
Last reviewed: August 11, 2026
The book chapter carries the argument. These entries preserve the evidence trail attached to its specific claims.