The Emergence Machine

Sensation

abstract · cognitive · Level 9 · 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

sensation emerges from stimulus + nervous-system. It requires sensory, energy.

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Wiktionary senses

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

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

Historical origin

Origin word
sensatio
Origin language
lat

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0SensationNervous SystemStimulusOrganSensoryNeuronTissue… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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

used byprerequisitesFlavorL10Sensual PlayL10RazliubitL11SensationL9Nervous SystemL8StimulusL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Nervous System L8 (foundational)
    Nervous System provides the foundational basis for understanding sensation.
  • Stimulus L8 (foundational)
    Stimulus provides the foundational basis for understanding sensation.

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