A possible solution:
The math of emergence of mind/agency involves fractals.
The physics of emergence of mind/agency involves phase transitions.
The chemistry of emergence of mind/agency involves interactions.
The biology of emergence of mind/agency involves organization.
Brahman/Atman i.e. Unmanifest (universal/individualized underlying energy field) is analogous to topology. Even if the shape changes, properties are conserved.
Mind/Agency (energy which manifests itself via interactions of vibrations leading to phase transitions) is analogous to Geometry . Properties such as size, shape, angles, dimensions which are not conserved on changing.
Unmanifest Brahman/Atman---->Phase Transition----> Manifest/Agency/Mind (Metaphysics)-Emergence of Agency in "organization" of products of interacting phase transitions. As ' organization dissolves ' Manifest becomes Unmanifest.
Topological properties----> Phase Transition----> Geometric properties (Physics/Mathematics)
The Relation between Encryption/Stimulus to Decryption/Subjective Experience.
If plasticity resides in the brain then one type of encryption/stimulus can result in many types of decoding/subjective experience by the brain. In this context the brain acts as a decoder/interpreter.
Thus, your subjective experience of interpreting a book will be "different" from my subjective experience of interpreting the sentences in a book. This interpretation will be partly dependent on my priors/preconceived notions as opposed to another human beings'.
Can the human race avoid heat death of the Universe by becoming an interplanetary civilization and sculpting the galactic atmosphere ?
