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Open Research

Transparent methods, credited sources, testable claims

PUBLICATIONS

Publications & Datasets

Research publications, validation studies, and datasets from TEG-Blue.

What did the TEG-Blue validation study find?

Published

Detecting Nervous System States in Natural Language

A computational analysis of 10,000+ natural conflict narratives testing whether the nervous system gradient can be reliably detected in unstructured text.

Anna Paretas-Artacho · April 2026 · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19472342

Key Findings

  • All four nervous system states successfully detected
  • 33.8% of individuals escalated toward Strategy & Management/Power & Dominance when challenged
  • 22.2% de-escalated toward Safety & Openness
  • De-escalators showed 78% higher rates of complexity markers
  • State classifications correlated with independent community moral judgments

All Publications

Working PaperSource Verified

TEG-Blue: The Emotional Gradient Blueprint — An Integrative Framework Mapping How the Nervous System Organises Behavior

Complete theoretical architecture of TEG-Blue, mapping how the nervous system organises behaviour across scales. Grounded in a two-system model: an Emotional Somatic System (ESS) that detects and responds before conscious awareness, and a Cognitive-Logical System (CLS) that builds narrative from whatever data reaches it. Four components: Four Foundational Models (M1-M4) mapping the Emotional Somatic Cycle, Twelve Frameworks (F1-F12) explaining origin and scaling, Emotional Tools, and AI Safety Infrastructure.

Anna Paretas-Artacho2026-04DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19472675
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Detecting Regulatory States in Natural Language: A Validation Study of the Four Nervous System States Gradient

First empirical validation of the Four Nervous System States Gradient (pre-registered as the Four-Mode Gradient). Using natural language analysis of 10,000+ Reddit AITA posts, four regulatory states — Safety & Openness, Threat & Defence, Strategy & Management, and Power & Dominance — were detected using validated constructs from polyvagal theory, attachment research, Gottman's contempt markers, and Bandura's moral disengagement theory. Grounded in a two-system architecture: an Emotional Somatic System (ESS) that detects and responds before conscious awareness, and a Cognitive-Logical System (CLS) that builds from whatever data reaches it.

Anna Paretas-Artacho2026-04DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19472342

Are TEG-Blue datasets publicly available?

AITA Conflict Narratives Dataset

10,000+ anonymized conflict narratives from Reddit AITA, annotated with nervous system state markers, complexity markers, and community moral judgments.

Status: Available on request for research purposes

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Anna Paretas-Artacho — Independent researcher and systems designer, Barcelona. 25+ years in systems thinking. TEG-Blue developed over two years as an integrative architecture synthesizing 145+ theoretical contributions from 41 research traditions across 24 scientific domains. Full background →

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