When the inevitable topic of consciousness is approached in the light of modern brain research, the experienced student has come to brace himself for the mellifluous intonations of someone’s personal experience and ideas on the matter, as opposed to data.
~Gazzaniga & LeDoux, The Integrated Mind, p. 141, quoted in Tulving’s “Memory and Consciousness”
I daresay the statement holds true today as well.
Minds and Brains 
“I daresay the statement is holds true today as well.”
Not so!
Consciousness has nothing to do with the brain.
Consciousness is a property pof mind, not brain.
Hi Roger,
How are you defining the terms “consciousness” and “mind”?
Roger, subjectivity is the hallmark of consciousness, and subjectivity is a property of a particular kind of brain mechanism (retinoid space). For example see the following papers:
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http://theassc.org/documents/where_am_i_redux
http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/trehub01.htm