# Belief and Language Form a Psychosomatic Feedback Loop by Bryant McGill > “Belief and language participate in a psychosomatic feedback loop. Interpretation shapes expectation, expectation shapes physiology and behavior, and the resulting experience can strengthen the interpretation that began the cycle. Understanding the loop gives a person several places to intervene.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Livestream (May 2018)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Livestream|Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. - **Conceptual context:** Language and belief influence expectation; expectation can affect bodily arousal and conduct; the resulting experience may then reinforce or revise the original interpretation. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity|Analog Cognition and the Architecture of Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Livestream|Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Psychosomatic Feedback Loop|Psychosomatic Feedback Loop]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Belief and language participate in a psychosomatic feedback loop. Interpretation shapes expectation, expectation shapes physiology and behavior, and the resulting experience can strengthen the interpretation that began the cycle. Understanding the loop gives a person several places to intervene.” — Bryant McGill, Belief, Language, and the Psychosomatic Feedback Loop - Livestream (May 2018) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-belief-language-psychosomatic-loop ```