Tension & Latching Playground

This lightweight simulation illustrates how prediction load (unresolved "to‑make‑true" predictions) and control ability might increase tension, and how sustained tension can enter a low‑energy "latch" regime. It's a toy model to build intuition, not a physiological simulator.

Prediction generation rate

40 items/min

Ability to make predictions true (control / slack)

50%

Time holding tension

20s

Release (relaxation) rate

30%/min

Outputs

Vascular tension (net)

14 / 100

Latch likelihood (toy)

16%

Inspiration: latch‑bridge mechanism in smooth muscle; hemo‑neural hypothesis; Active Inference's view of predictions as actions held until made true. See "Sources" for papers.