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The brain is related to China through a theoretical analogy where the sensitivity of the brain's structure is compared to the 'butterfly effect,' which uses the flapping of a butterfly's wings in China as a metaphorical example of how minute variations can lead to macroscopic consequences [1].
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Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimSome theorists argue that the brain's structure is finely tuned such that minute variations could have macroscopic effects, similar to the 'chaos theory' concept where a butterfly's wing flapping in China could affect the weather in New York.