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The Language of Stress
Book
Theory Paper
Why Value Matters
The Necessity of Feeling
Canonical Axioms
What this Theory is Not
Theory Fundamentals
Empirical Predictions
Technical Summary
Overview
The Newborn
The Sports Fan
Your Child Crying
The Kitchen Knives
Hunger
AI Alignment
Mental Health Implications
Psychedelic Therapy & Consciousness
Extended Explorations
LoS vs. Predictive Processing (PP)
LoS vs. Integrated Information (IIT)
LoS vs. Global Workspace Theory (GWT)
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THE LANGUAGE OF STRESS
Pace, J. C. (2026). The language of stress: A value-primitive theory of consciousness. FigShare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.31320532

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0046-440X
🔬 DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/TPSRV (OSF Project)

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Theory corpus and written materials: CC BY 4.0
The Language of Stress (book): CC BY-NC 4.0

Book: The Language of Stress: Why Consciousness Isn’t Optional
Official Paper: The Language of Stress: A Value-Primitive Theory of Consciousness
The Primitive Matters: Why Value, Not Information, Is the Brain’s Foundational Currency
Why It Must Feel Like Something: The Necessity of Phenomenal Experience
Canonical Axioms: Official Axioms of the Language of Stress theory
What This Theory is Not: Common misconceptions of the Language of Stress theory
Theory Fundamentals: Extended theoretical overview with clinical applications
Empirical Predictions: Empirical claims for falsifiability
Technical Summary: Quick Technical Reference
Relatable Examples: Understanding the theory through intuitive examples
Mental Health: Clinical Applications and Treatment Implications
AI Alignment: The Alignment Problem Is an Architecture Problem