Abstract

The amount of mechanical energy being produced by the muscles of all animals is so far several times more then the energy from all thermal engines created by humans. But what is most wonderful, and we have to confess-up to nowadays scientists do not understand the essence of the muscle process

L. Kapitsa

This work explicates the physical basis of the material motions in living systems. Simplistic thinking sticks to an obvious seemingly unyielding scheme: nervous system sends control signals while the energy comes from the food. Such a trivial scheme is on par with robotics systems design supplementing artificial muscles with an extraneous supply of electrical energy. But how in living systems can energy appear immediately at a given place and time in suitable quantities? That comes from the nervous system activities utilizing moving excitations rather than simply sending ordinary electrical signals. In this case, neural signaling actually generates energy employing neural pulses relocations and a new physical resource for energy in association with the Cellular Automaton Universe. Organisms cannot simply generate mechanical work from the heat of the metabolism, as revealed by the so-called Exercise Paradox. A Universe without an external influx of energy could not support Life and may come to the ultimate equilibrium of the so called “heat death”. Whereas the Physical World with a continual influx of mechanical energy to living mater may be subjected to periodic Global Warmings incited by particular changes in Earth’s biomass. In individual organisms a similar effect appears as recurrent fever attacks.

Keywords: Muscular energy; Neuristor; Cellular Automaton Universe; Global Warming; Exercise Paradox