This is the landing page for the NPF/CNI series: a formal hypothesis that repeated poor reasoning habits entrench neural circuits and form belief networks. It includes six canonical papers, four bridge essays, five science communication essays, appendices, and an OSF archive. All materials are open under CC0.

The Neural Pathway Fallacy describes how repeated poor thinking habits can physically entrench flawed neural circuits. This essay introduces the concept in plain language, explores six common reasoning pitfalls, and explains how they cluster into self‑reinforcing belief networks. It is the first in a series of bridge essays accompanying the NPF/CNI canonical papers.

The Neural Pathway Fallacy (NPF) is a formal neurocognitive hypothesis: repeated poor reasoning habits physically entrench flawed neural circuits. This paper presents the NPF formula (six cognitive factors, logarithmic time/exposure modifiers), its neurobiological grounding, and a threshold‑based intervention framework. It positions NPF within the ESA architecture and includes a falsifiability box.

Perceptions are not inherently reliable. Only adversarial audit, SI–human review, and protocolled NPF/CNI scrutiny can move a perception toward trust. GRM and SE Press protocols make reliability a process, not a presumption—audited, upgradeable, never given.