The Emergence Machine

Dreaming

abstract · Psychology · Level 11 · E8

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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

dreaming emerges from sleep-psychology + consciousness.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
dreaming
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L5L2L1L0DreamingSleep PsychologyBrainEmotionNervous SystemAnimalBehaviorPerception… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

thisprerequisitesDreamingL11BehaviorL5EmotionL8Sleep PsychologyL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Behavior L5 (requires)
    dreaming builds on the concept of behavior
  • Emotion L8 (requires)
    dreaming builds on the concept of emotion
  • Sleep Psychology L10 (builds on)
    Dreaming builds on the principles established by sleep psychology.