A Deterministic Framework for Neuroimmune Energetic Allocation via Epigenetic Hysteresis
This paper proposes the Host Energetic Allocation Model (HEAM), a deterministic biophysical framework demonstrating that epigenetic hysteresis traps myeloid cells in a high-metabolic state after viral clearance, thereby causing chronic neural energy depletion and explaining the pathophysiology of post-acute infection syndromes like Long COVID.