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concept:latch-spiralsLatch spirals
Vicious cycle where latch reduces blood flow, reducing energy, making it harder to release the latch.
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- VSMC latchesassociated_withPersistent vascular contractions via latch-bridge, proposed to freeze local circuits, sum of which accounts for majority of bodily suffering.
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- One of Alexander's examples of an everyday instantiation of the field of centers