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Typical approaches to neuroscience involve studying neural behaviour in a range of\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro, in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>in silico<\/jats:italic>\n                    models designed to capture the key components of the brain region under investigation. Translating from these models back to the brain requires that the component interactions within the models can be mapped onto interactions in the brain. However, in many cases, this may not hold, leading to emergent behaviour that is not derivable from knowledge of the brain components in relative isolation. We thus need a framework that respects the prospective system-dependent differences in interactions. In this manuscript, we distil theoretical approaches to emergence into a practical framework for assessing system behaviour focussed on \u201cnovelty\u201d as a necessary condition for emergence and identify a range of ways in which novelty can arise. We consider how different approaches for investigating system behaviour can be applied in different contexts and when these might fail. We provide examples of different forms of novelty in neuroscience contexts and then apply the framework to understanding the specific case of epilepsy. 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