The Emergence Machine

Neuron

physical · Biology · Level 6 · 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.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

neuron emerges from cell + pattern.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
neuron
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL6L5L4L3L2L1L0NeuronAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesMotorL7SensoryL7SynapseL7Nervous SystemL8Mirror NeuronsL9NeuronL6PatternL0CellL3AnimalL5E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Pattern L0 (requires)
    Neuron involves pattern.
  • Cell L3 (builds on) Biology sense
    Neuron builds on the principles established by cell.
  • Animal L5 (requires) Biology sense
    This is a specific animal; understanding what an animal is comes first

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