The Emergence Machine

Cognition

abstract · cognitive · Level 6 · E8

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Emergence definition

Cognition arises from the intersection of perception, where an organism interprets sensory information, and pattern, where repeated arrangements of elements can be detected and interpreted, to create meaning and understanding through the active construction of knowledge and mental representations.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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Historical origin

Origin word
cognitio
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0CognitionPerceptionOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesAttentionL7AttributionL7Cognitive Proces…L7DiagnosisL7EpicureanismL7CognitionL6PatternL0PerceptionL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Cognition involves organizing and categorizing information received from perception
  • Perception L5 (requires)
    Cognition begins with perception - the raw sensory input that the mind then processes

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