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The central mechanism is the Epistemological Construction Cycle (ECC), a recursive five-phase process\u2014conceptual activation, working memory simulation, symbolic externalization, metacognitive evaluation, and conceptual reorganization\u2014through which scientific writing can function as an active mechanism of knowledge construction, particularly when recursive metacognitive evaluation and conceptual reorganization are engaged. The model integrates evidence from executive function neuropsychology, working memory architecture, large-scale brain network dynamics, epistemological metacognition, and predictive coding, grounded in five nuclear principles. Four testable hypotheses and experimental paradigms are derived. Implications are discussed for metacognitive training in scientific education, academic impostor syndrome, and the cognitive impact of large language models. 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