This is an imaginative investigation, carefully explained. The overview presented in studies like this help the rest of us (non -physicists) stay aware of the great thought experiments going on... Fortean Times 421 August 2022 ~ Fortean Times, Review

https://geoffjward.medium.com/are-our-brains-the-universe-within-4a9b4d8b5a74?sk=31f27344586c030b076be3199c112334 ~ Geoff Ward, Medium.com

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars............ I give this book a 5 for its exhaustive scholarship. It will be interesting to see whether in the future this book will be judged as worthy of taking its place next to Hawking and Einstein, as well as Lanza and Capra. ~ Lynda Stevens (Reviewer), NetGalley

Informative, iconoclastic, and thought-provoking, "Universe Within: The Surprising Way the Human Brain Models the Universe" is an inherently fascinating and compelling read from cover to cover... ~ James Cox, Midwest Book Review

aking us on a quite wondrous journey, one that makes the case that the human brain is a physical model of the universe because of structural and dynamical similarities shared between the two systems, we learn that both of them are arranged in well-defined networks; with nodes, neurons in the brain, galaxies in the Universe, connected via filaments. In terms of composition, the brain is around 77 per cent water and the universe is around 72 per cent dark energy. Here in Universe Within The Surprising Way the Human Brain Models the Universe, author Melvin A. Felton, Jr. takes us lovingly, excitedly by the hand and leads us down multiple fantastical landscapes of humankind’s outer and inner worlds. Covering swathes of empirical, conceptual, and theoretical grounds; from fundamental forces and particles to neural networks in the brain and, ultimately, to profound questions of our religion and philosophy, Felton may well take his own intellectual stand (one that is highly strengthened by his deeply resolute belief), but he also obligingly poses another intriguing hypothesis about the potentially deep connections between the structures. Indeed, if we step back and ponder the fact before us, there are on the order of 100 trillion connections between neurons forming the neural network that creates who you are. In this way, the Universe can be thought of as a giant network of galaxy clusters all interconnected similarly to neural networks in the brain. That network is called the Cosmic Web. As a whole, Universe Within The Surprising Way the Human Brain Models the Universe is equally engrossing and engaging throughout and at all times is easily accessible and contains ideas and thoughts and preponderances scattered liberally throughout for all to grasp on. FULL REVIEW: https://annecarlini.com/ex_books.php?id=307 ~ Exclusive Magazine, Review

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars. A comprehensive review of current physics understanding and cosmology paired with current neuroscience data. Our author postulates that these fields. could learn from one another through parallels that can be drawn between them and the concept of self-similarity of fractal geometry. I appreciate that the author does not spend too much time harping on his theory and more on review of physics and neuroscience. This volume makes a great introduction or review of these topics that is well organized and approachable for those with even just a basic interest in either. Kudos to the author for make both topics easier to understand. ~ Katherine Wehrle (Educator), NetGalley

Melvin's essential point -- namely, the structural and dynamical similarities between the brain and the universe at large, which he accounts for by arguing that the brain physically models the universe in its own image -- is one that deserves very serious consideration from the academic community and readers interested in a deeper, truer understanding of the nature of what we call reality. This book is a necessary step in the direction of exploring this crucial realization, whose implications are simultaneously vast and profound. ~ Bernardo Kastrup

Our understanding of the Universe, and our place in it, advances in fits and starts when scientists and engineers place seemingly unrelated ideas together and ask, with an open mind, what new things can be learned from the juxtaposition. This book does just that in comparing what is known about the large-scale structure of the Universe to what is known about the structure of the human brain. The author thoroughly explains this comparison without resorting to excessive magic or excessively complicated mathematics. The result is an imaginative and enjoyable expose covering a broad range of science. Books such as this one are often just the ticket to encourage new thought and scholarship along one of the garden paths that advance our understanding of our place in the Universe. This is a good read, one that I will assign to my physical science students for a semester-long reading and writing exercise. ~ Dr. Calvin W. Lowe, Professor of Physics and Director of Interdisciplinary STEM Center at Hampton University, Hampton, VA (USA)

Mr. Felton takes us on a heady, if sometimes dizzying, tour through the wondrous and fantastical landscapes of humankind's outer and inner worlds. Drawing richly on perspectives in physics and neuroscience that range from the well-established to the currently emerging, "The Universe Within" covers enormous empirical, conceptual, and theoretical grounds; from fundamental forces and particles to neural networks in the brain and, ultimately, to profound questions of our religion and philosophy. The author takes an intellectual stand that is both bold and brave, posing an intriguing hypothesis about the potentially deep connections between the structure and dynamics of the physical universe and the physical brains that inhabit it in our little corner of reality. Well-written and engaging throughout, Mr. Felton's book is at once both thoroughly accessible and genuinely controversial, containing ideas on nearly every page that will stretch the reader's knowledge and thinking about the world, both as it is and as it might yet turn out to be. From cover to cover, it is an enjoyable and thought-provoking read. ~ Dr. Kelvin S. Oie, Cognitive Neuroscientist