LHH: Latched Hyperprior
Sustained contraction engages the latch‑bridge, biasing future interpretation (a sticky prior).
Building on previous concepts
When VCH holds a pattern long enough, the latch-bridge engages creating an LHH. This is how temporary predictions become persistent biases.
Concepts you've learned so far:
Felt experience
What does this concept feel like in the body and behavior? Read, notice, then try.
Latched hyperpriors create a distinct sensation of 'stuckness'—patterns of thought, emotion, or behavior that feel locked in place and resistant to change. These aren't just mental habits; they have a physical component that feels like deeply held tension that maintains itself.
When hyperpriors latch, they create a bodily bias toward certain interpretations and responses. You might notice this as a 'pull' toward familiar patterns, even when they're no longer appropriate. The body literally holds these biases as sustained vascular tensions.
Mechanism
What the animation teaches: The moving marker shows time progression. Notice how force maintains with low ATP cost (the gradient band) - this is why latched patterns can persist for minutes to years with minimal energy.
When vascular tension is sustained long enough, the latch-bridge mechanism engages, allowing the contraction to maintain itself with minimal energy. This creates a hyperprior—a deeply held assumption that biases all future perception and action until consciously unlatched.
Interactive Exploration
Build on the latch-bridge mechanism to see how hyperpriors form:
Stage 3: Latched Hyperpriors
Multiple latched patterns create persistent biases. Watch how they affect new interpretations.