“I’m a biologist who has been interested in the biological roots of cognitive phenomena”

—  Francisco Varela

Varela (1990) Cited in: D. Rudrauf (2003) " From autopoiesis to neurophenomenology: Francisco Varela's exploration of the biophysics of being http://www.scielo.cl/pdf/bres/v36n1/art05.pdf". In: Biol Res 36: 27-65

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