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  **_Vaso computation_** is an untested theory proposed by Mike Johnson that
  describes a biological mechanism for how trauma is stored in the body: smooth
  muscle **latches** that tense and buffer emotional experience, releasing
  during breathwork or catharsis.
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# \_vaso computation\_

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## Definition

**_Vaso computation_** is an untested theory proposed by Mike Johnson that describes a biological mechanism for how trauma is stored in the body: smooth muscle **latches** that tense and buffer emotional experience, releasing during breathwork or catharsis.

**_Vaso computation_** shows up in Jonny Miller's AI-coaching workflow as an example of using AI to explore *untested theories*. The theory is the work of his collaborator **Mike Johnson**, who proposed it as a possible biological mechanism for how trauma is stored in the body: smooth muscle **latches** that tense up and buffer emotional experience, releasing during breathwork or catharsis.Jonny set up a ChatGPT project — nicknamed *Operation Latch Hunting* — to research the idea:- The project surveyed **blood-flow mapping technologies** and drafted lists of companies to contact about **ultrasound experiments** that could map where trauma is stored (for example, before-and-after a retreat).- Jonny is explicit that this is a **theory, not yet tested** — the AI is a research partner at the edge, not a source of settled fact.- The model itself **pushed back** on an overreach: asked whether latches could last months or years, it said no — minutes to hours at most.