An Engineering Optimization of Amygdala Overprotection Specification Bugs: Proposing the Respectful Re-Tagging ℛ Operator Based on Load Minimization Theory (LMT)

The amygdala, evolved over three million years as a survival sensor for Safety, Belonging, and Agency, frequently exhibits overprotection in modern environments. This leads to a specification bug wherein minor prediction errors trigger shame loops, paradoxically increasing total cognitive load. Within Load Minimization Theory (LMT), we formalize total load as (L = U + F + E + ℛ). We propose the Respectful Re-Tagging Operator (ℛ) as a system-level implementation of cognitive reappraisal. Through the ZERO-Shame Protocol and Tier-1 internal boundary formation (“The brain is the brain, I am I”), this operator enables Gentle Steering toward Shared An-soku. Theoretical integration with predictive coding, empirical applications to micro-frictions, and isomorphism with ASD Boundary Education are discussed.