On naturalism and consciousness

[dissily mordentroge]

In my view, the brain is the collection of neurons; the mind is the processes that run on those neurons. So a mind can exist on other mediums if we know what processes/algorithms need to run.

Re-reading the above has me wondering if we aren't ignoring something important in the nature of human consciousness, that is physical sensation as component of self-awareness. Any assertion that human consciousness can operate normally without sensory input can be described as somewhat absurd in the light of the effects of prolonged sensory deprivation upon the human mind/brain mechanism.