I believe that saying our mind resides solely in the brain is somewhat erroneous. In my view reducing our entire being to compartmentalised sections that have no impact on the rest of the system is convenient but leaves a lot to be desired.
In Chinese philosophy, I'm mostly thinking TCM and not so much classic Chinese philosophy here, it's strongly believed that there is a heart-mind connection and that plays an important role in our health. What effects the mind also effects the heart and vice versa. I'm not totally sold on TCM mind you but some western research does indicate there is some truth to the concept.
Dr Ting (a cardiovascular surgeon) and Dr. Gregory Fricchione (an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard) wrote an excellent book on the subject titled - The Heart-Mind Connection and they detail some remarkable instances where the mind affects the heart and heart and vice-versa . They seem to think there is bidirectional system that connects the heart to the mind and vice versa.
Some insight into the book here
So I suppose I'm rambling a bit here but I believe that it's possible that our consciousness does not lye solely in our brain.
That's interesting. im not too familiar with TCM but I have looked into yogic and Taoist teachings in the past. According to the taoists each one of the primary internal organs relates to a specific emotion and they teach that emotions can be regulated by focusing on the corresponding organs. they also suggest that emotional imbalances can manifest in those organs and vice versa.
Both the yogis and the taoists believe that the etheric body is interweived into the meridians and organs of the body and according to the Sufis the cavity of the chest around the heart contains the etheric preceiver. Having said that, the chinese hare stimulated research into the "Second brain" or the belly with promising scientific results.