Full Idea
All matter must contain the potential to underlie consciousness, since there is nothing special about the matter that composes brain tissue.
Gist of Idea
Brains aren't made of anything special, suggesting panpsychism
Source
Colin McGinn (The Mysterious Flame [1999], p.100)
Book Reference
McGinn,Colin: 'The Mysterious Flame' [Basic Books 1999], p.100
A Reaction
This seems to me one of the most basic assumptions which we should all make about the mind. The mind is made of the brain, and the brain is made of food. However, there must be something 'special' about the brain.