Mathematical Modeling of High-Order Metacognitive Control in Sustained Vocalization: Free Energy Minimization and Attractor Dynamics via Precise Top-Down Intentionality

This paper presents a formal mathematical and computational model of the subjective states of clarity, focused intention, and unwavering conviction experienced during sustained traditional chanting. Extending our previous bio-physical framework of microtubule coherence, we model the brain as a hierarchical predictive processing system operating under the Free Energy Principle (FEP). We propose that the traditional practice of precise intention-setting ("declaration") functions as an operation that establishes a high-precision prior, minimizing internal prediction errors and epistemic uncertainty. Furthermore, we demonstrate how altruistic and ethical constraints serve as a regularization term that suppresses self-referential default-mode network (DMN) noise and amygdala-mediated anxiety. Combined with acoustic-driven neural entrainment, these top-down constraints induce a phase transition toward a stable fixed-point attractor in the state space of prefrontal-subcortical networks, providing a rigorous mathematical basis for the qualia of absolute conviction.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-30
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23795366
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Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Mathematical Modeling of High-Order Metacognitive Control in Sustained Vocalization: Free Energy Minimization and Attractor Dynamics via Precise Top-Down Intentionality

Shizuka Itou
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Mathematical Modeling of High-Order Metacognitive Control in Sustained Vocalization: Free Energy Minimization and Attractor Dynamics via Precise Top-Down Intentionality

Shizuka Itou
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Abstract

This paper presents a formal mathematical and computational model of the subjective states of clarity, focused intention, and unwavering conviction experienced during sustained traditional chanting. Extending our previous bio-physical framework of microtubule coherence, we model the brain as a hierarchical predictive processing system operating under the Free Energy Principle (FEP). We propose that the traditional practice of precise intention-setting ("declaration") functions as an operation that establishes a high-precision prior, minimizing internal prediction errors and epistemic uncertainty. Furthermore, we demonstrate how altruistic and ethical constraints serve as a regularization term that suppresses self-referential default-mode network (DMN) noise and amygdala-mediated anxiety. Combined with acoustic-driven neural entrainment, these top-down constraints induce a phase transition toward a stable fixed-point attractor in the state space of prefrontal-subcortical networks, providing a rigorous mathematical basis for the qualia of absolute conviction.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Embodied and Extended Cognition
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Mathematical Modeling of High-Order Metacognitive Control in Sustained Vocalization: Free Energy Minimization and Attractor Dynamics via Precise Top-Down Intentionality — Shizuka Itou · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS