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epiphenomenon
epiphenomenon An epiphenomenon is a secondary effect or accompanying feature of a process that is viewed as incidental and not influencing how the process continues.
An epiphenomenon is a secondary effect or accompanying feature of a process that is viewed as incidental and not influencing how the process continues. In historical psychology, the term was used especially in mind-body theory to describe consciousness as a by-product of brain activity that does not act back on the brain.