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If self awareness is not a result of the nervous system, where does it come from?
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That IS the kicker. I would say that one would have to take the position that conciousness is a distinct property of the universe similar to regarding energy as axiomatic.
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There have been many studies on learning, like in studies of the mollusk, Aplysia, where a direct link between neurons and learning have been established. New synapses between neurons are made in response to repeated stimulus in a process called Long Term Potentiation.
I also think that the fact that most organisms have some type of nervous system, and some like the primates that are very similar to man's, is too much of a coincidence for consciousness not to have a biological basis.
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I certainly don't dispute all that, but using the TV receiver analogy we can also view this as only showing that if one has a similar design of receiver that one will tend to pick up the same kind of signal.
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Very interesting idea <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle>
