I discovered something quite interesting while surfing the web. There was a picture of elecotromagnetic plasma in the universe compared to the neurons in a brain cell of the human brain.

complex systems / neural networks & evolution
Peter Winiwarter (2008). Network Nature. www.bordalierinstitute.com


"Life and mind have a common abstract pattern or set of basic organizational properties. The functional properties characteristic of mind are an enriched version of the functional properties that are fundamental to life in general. Mind is literally life-like. "

Godfrey-Smith, P. (1996). Complexity and the Function of Mind in Nature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.


"Mind is literally life-like. The Universe and Life are literally mind-like. "
Peter Winiwarter (2008). Network Nature. www.bordalierinstitute.com