[SteveA]

A couple more quick comments:

Other evidence that seems to suggest consciousness isn't a physical part of any specific part of the brain is that brain damage doesn't seem to reduce the perception of consciousness - if you go blind, you're still there. You just can't perceive things the same way.

Now also consider the unconscious mind. It seems that at least personally there are biases I have that aren't really part of my conscious decision making. There may simply be trained mental responses in the brain but a more novel possibility is that consciousness has multiple hidden aspects that aren't immediately obvious. Some of the more novel possibilities are collective aspects to consciousness, or a collective unconscious aspect.

The unconscious mind might have some interesting secrets in store too.