Why power physically degrades human brains

Kriger B.
2026.
Beyond Montesquieu: The nonhuman circuitA neurobiological theory of why the balance of powers fails and the case for automated governance.
IIIR Computational Humanities and Cultural Systems.
The text argues that the traditional separation of powers fails because it relies on human agents whose brains are neurobiologically altered by the possession of power.
Research suggests that authority suppresses mirror neurons erodes empathy and fosters hubris syndrome creating an inevitable cycle of institutional degradation and democratic backsliding.
The author posits that no constitutional remedy can succeed indefinitely because every human enforcer is susceptible to this same neurochemical corruption.
To address this the source proposes a NonHuman Circuit a governance model that automates critical measurement and oversight functions using algorithms.
By removing humans from the most failureprone nodes this architecture aims to protect the biological needs of the population from political interference.
This theory essentially translates Montesquieus political philosophy into control theory suggesting that only nonbiological components can maintain a permanent balance of power. Kriger B.
2026.
Beyond Montesquieu: The nonhuman circuitA neurobiological theory of why the balance of powers fails and the case for automated governance.
IIIR Computational Humanities and Cultural Systems.

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