V5 — HEAD & NECK

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• A COUGH, an itchy throat, a sore throat, water just gone down the wrong way — the hand goes to the itch unconsciously
• A chafing collar / a stiff garment label
• Cold at the neck (scarf, air-conditioning draught)
• Allergy, pollen, dust
• Has just taken off a scarf/tie

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• Soothing vital point #1 — Navarro's strongest pacifying signal
• Appears within 0.3–3 seconds after a question → that question is a hot spot
• Women usually cover the suprasternal notch; men usually rub the whole front of the neck

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Habitual neck touching (some people ALWAYS touch the neck — it must go into the baseline)
• Jewellery at the neck → constant touching
• Neck muscle pain / cervical spine degeneration
• A high baseline need for movement

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• THIS ENTRY NEEDS THREE DISAMBIGUATION TESTS: T3 (offer water / ask 'do you have a cough?' — if a bout of coughing accompanied it within the previous 60 seconds, assign E), T4 (was there any neck touching in the 5 baseline minutes? → T), T1+T2 (the delay after the question + recurrence on returning to the topic → N).

Once you have assigned a label: THE USER'S ORIGINAL EXAMPLE. The assignment set = 5 environmental + 3 neurological + 4 inert = 12 possibilities, FINITE. No single disambiguation test is enough; they must be run in the order E → T → N.

V5 · 5.01

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Sun on the back of the neck
• Neck fatigue from a screen / from driving

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• A GOOSEFLESH response in the small muscles at the back of the neck when ANGRY or AFRAID → tingling → rubbing
• Patting the BACK OF THE NECK after forgetting something = 'you are a pain in the neck' → negative, critical

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Cervical degeneration, neck-and-shoulder pain (very common)
• Habit

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T5: distinguish PATTING THE FOREHEAD (open, approachable) from PATTING/RUBBING THE BACK OF THE NECK (negative, critical) — Nierenberg. T4: someone with neck-and-shoulder pain rubs throughout the session, evenly, with no match to the content.

Once you have assigned a label: The forehead/nape distinction is small but sharp and easy to observe.

V5 · 5.02

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Sweat on the forehead
• Headache

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• On forgetting something: 'not afraid of your mentioning their forgetfulness' → OPEN, approachable

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Habit
• Chronic headache

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• Read as a pair with 5.02. The same 'forgetting', two places to pat, two opposite attitudes.

Once you have assigned a label: A POSITIVE signal — few people know how to use it.

V5 · 5.03

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• HEAT, a stuffy room, just come in from outdoors
• A new collar, heavy starch, a tight size
• Has just run up the stairs

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• Desmond Morris: lying causes a TINGLING in the sensitive tissue of the face and neck; feeling suspected → blood pressure rises → SWEATING AT THE NECK → pulling at the collar
• Also occurs when ANGRY / displeased

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Habit of loosening the tie when sitting a long time
• Weight gain, the shirt really is tight
• Perimenopause / hot flushes

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T3: raise/lower the room temperature or offer iced water — if it stops, E. T1: a collar pull within 3 seconds of a question, with sweat localised at the neck → N.

Once you have assigned a label: A ready-made response: 'Would you please repeat that' or 'Please clarify that point' → it forces someone about to deceive to abandon the attempt.

V5 · 5.04

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Mosquito bite / a real itch / allergy
• Has just shaved, the neck is raw

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• DOUBT, UNCERTAINTY. On average EXACTLY 5 scratches — rarely fewer than 5, almost never more than 5
• Highest value when it CONTRADICTS THE WORDS: scratching the neck while saying 'I can understand how you feel' → in fact they understand nothing

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Habit
• Dermatitis, eczema

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T5 COUNT THE SCRATCHES: exactly 5 = a doubt signal; a real itch has no fixed count and is scratched HARDER. T6: check it against what is being said.

Once you have assigned a label: The 5-scratch count is one of the few QUANTITATIVE disambiguation tests in the whole system.

V5 · 5.05

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• A loud noise behind / something about to fall
• Cold at the neck
• Rain, wind

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• Protecting the neck and the throat. In a social/business context: APOLOGY, SUBMISSION
• 'It devalues any meeting in which you are trying to appear confident'

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Neck-and-shoulder pain
• Habitually hunched shoulders (very common in desk workers)
• A short person in a group of tall ones

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T1: was there a noise/physical trigger in the previous 2 seconds? → E. T4: have the shoulders been hunched since the session began? → T.

Once you have assigned a label: The NECK-DUCKING variant when walking past a group: it reveals status and power between individuals.

V5 · 5.06

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Cannot hear clearly, turning the ear towards the sound
• Looking at something at an angle
• A light shining from one side

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• Exposing the throat = interest, submission, trust — the listening posture

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• WOMEN TILT THE HEAD 3 TIMES AS OFTEN AS MEN — calibrate for sex or you will over-read it
• Pain on one side of the neck
• Habit

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T4 by sex: with a woman, it counts only if the tilt EXCEEDS her own baseline level.

Once you have assigned a label: Three head postures = three degrees of throat exposure: tilted (widely exposed, trusting) / straight (neutral) / lowered (covered, negative).

V5 · 5.07

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Looking at a screen/board mounted high up
• Wearing bifocals

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• Confidence, superiority, challenge — the throat exposed, but in an 'I am not afraid' way

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Presbyopia/bifocals → always tipping the head back to read
• Cervical degeneration

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T3: lower the document to eye level → if the head follows it down, it is E (eyesight).

Once you have assigned a label: Distinguish it from 5.07 by direction: a SIDEWAYS tilt = trust; a BACKWARD tip = challenge.

V5 · 5.08

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Reading / looking at a phone
• Glare

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• Covering the throat = negation, judgement, or submission. Held long → a lasting negative attitude
• The FEIGNED BLINDFOLD gesture: disapproving but unwilling to say so

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Sitting habit
• Neck pain
• East Asian cultures: a lowered head is respect, NOT submission-negation

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• A ready-made T3: open the palms, ask 'What do you think?', then SIT BACK IN THE CHAIR, OPEN THE HANDS AND WAIT. If they say they agree but the head is STILL down → there is a counter-argument left unsaid.

Once you have assigned a label: Cultural traps #5–6: in Japan/Asia, gaze direction and the degree of head lowering follow entirely different norms.

V5 · 5.09

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Keeping time with music
• A vibrating vehicle/chair

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• A SLOW nod = interest; a FAST nod = 'I have got it, my turn to speak' or impatience
• A LATE nod, less decisive, coming AFTER the words → a PERFORMED signal (Law 5a)
• 3 nods while listening → the speaker talks 3–4 times longer

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Culture: JAPAN 'yes, I am listening' ≠ agreement; BULGARIA a nod = NO; INDIA a head wobble = YES
• The constant nodding habit of service workers

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• Cultural trap #6: TEST WITH AN OPEN QUESTION, NOT A YES/NO ONE. T1: does the nod come before/at the same time (genuine) or after (performed).

Once you have assigned a label: The technically most valuable signal in Zone 5 — and also where the cultural trap is most dangerous.

V5 · 5.10

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Neck fatigue, turning the head to stretch it
• A vibrating vehicle

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• ASYNCHRONY — the most reliable signal and the easiest for a beginner to catch
• 'I see your point' / 'That sounds all right' + a head wavering from side to side → a NEGATIVE attitude, however convincing the words
• The reverse: 'I did not do it' + a faint up-and-down nod → as if saying 'yes, I did'

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Indian culture: the head wobble = yes
• Movement disorder / tic

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T6 + Law 2: simply compare the WORDS with the HEAD. No other test is needed. Eliminate a tic with T4.

Once you have assigned a label: Train this signal FIRST. The cheapest, the fastest, the fewest traps.

V5 · 5.11

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• A tired back, propped up for relief
• Has just finished carrying something

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• The 'READINESS' gesture: making oneself bigger, the pointed elbows as weapons
• + a BUTTONED jacket = frustration; + an OPEN jacket pushed back = AGGRESSION
• + legs spread wide + fists clenched = aggression reinforced
• ELBOWS PRESSED IN + head tilted = THE REVERSE, submission

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Standing habit
• Back pain
• PHILIPPINES & MALAYSIA: a far stronger message — anger or insult

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T5 reads it on 3 variables: the jacket buttons, the width of the leg spread, how tightly the elbows are pressed in. These three change the meaning completely.

Once you have assigned a label: Reading two people squaring up: bodies angled + a relaxed lower body = posturing only; FACE TO FACE + planted feet + a wide stance = A FIGHT IS ABOUT TO START.

V5 · 5.12

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• A dry throat from an air-conditioned room, from talking a long time
• Allergy, pharyngitis, reflux
• Has just eaten/drunk

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• DRY MOUTH from sympathetic arousal — a Group C autonomic response, impossible to fake
• Navarro: both men and women INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SWALLOWS when lying, but it is easier to see in men because the Adam's apple is larger

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Habitual throat clearing
• Medication (antihistamines cause dry mouth)
• Smoking

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• A ready-made and very powerful T3: OFFER WATER. If it stops completely → E. If they drink and still swallow/clear the throat on entering topic X → N.

Once you have assigned a label: Offering water is at once a humane intervention and a diagnostic scalpel. Use it early.

V5 · 5.13

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• Heat, has just been exerting themselves
• Alcohol
• Allergy, hives
• Sun

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• A Group C autonomic response — IMPOSSIBLE to fake. Pease: in many women the chest flushes when they are attracted
• Also appears with embarrassment, being caught out, suppressed anger

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Rosacea, hyperthyroidism, perimenopause (hot flushes)
• Thin skin — a low flushing threshold

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T1 is the only reliable disambiguation test: flushing within 2–10 seconds AFTER a specific sentence → N. A baseline flush throughout the session → E/T.

Once you have assigned a label: Group C is more reliable than Group A; Group A is more reliable than anything in Zones 3 and 7.

V5 · 5.14

E Environment

The cause is in the room, not in the person. Fix the environment, then measure again.

• COLD — the most common cause
• Wind, water

N Neurological

The ONLY column that is scored and enters a cluster. Record the topic being discussed with it.

• The 'bristling' response — an evolutionary mechanism in anger or fear

T Inert

Belongs to the body or to a lifelong habit. Fold it into the baseline; from then on only its acceleration counts.

• Skin that goosefleshes easily (physiological cutis anserina)

P Disambiguation test

Run the tests in gate order — rule out environment and inert causes first; what remains is neurological.

• T3: eliminate cold first with the room temperature. If the room is warm and it appears only locally at the neck after one sentence → N.

Once you have assigned a label: The underlying mechanism of 5.02 (rubbing the nape): understand the mechanism and you can read both.

V5 · 5.15