The Emergence Machine

Brain (Organ sense)

physical · Biology · Level 9 · E6

E6Organisms

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

The central organ of the nervous system emerges as the complex integration of neurons and their coordinated functions, enabling the processing of sensory information and control of bodily functions.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Source: Wiktionary — “brain organ”. 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.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0Brain OrganNervous SystemOrganNeuronTissue… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesBrain OrganL9Nervous SystemL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Nervous System L8 (requires)
    The central organ of the nervous system that processes sensory information and controls bodily functions.