Canonical index of the research corpus. This page defines the authoritative versions of each work, with stable links to the canonical page and PDF. The corpus investigate whether access to high-intensity positive affect depends on monitoring-sensitive control dynamics.
| Title | Year | Type | Contribution | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Minimal Z-Reduction Task (M-ZRT) | 2026 | Protocol | Behavioral probe of threshold entry conditions | Page | A Regime Theory of Joy: The Ease Regime as a Permissive Control Configuration | 2026 | Preprint | Evolving theoretical framework | Page | Evaluative Monitoring as a Common Link Between Vivid Imagery and Intensive Joy | 2026 | Perspective | Integrative perspective | Page |
| Ease Is Not Lost, It Is Blocked by Optimization | 2026 | Book | Extended theoretical synthesis | Page | |
| Transient Suppression of ACC Monitoring Enables High-Salience Positive Affect | 2025 | Observation/Note | Foundational observation | Page |