The Emergence Machine

Brain

physical · Biology · Level 9 · E6

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

brain emerges from nervous-system. It requires life.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Brain” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “Brain”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
brain
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0BrainNervous SystemOrganNeuronTissue… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAceruloplasminemiaL10Circadian RhythmL10Dopamine SystemL10Human BrainL10HydrocephalusL10BrainL9TissueL6Nervous SystemL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Tissue L6 (requires)
    The brain is composed of specialized neural tissue that processes signals.
  • Nervous System L8 (builds on)
    Brain builds on the principles established by nervous system.

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