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Interesting on both sides... but I have questions.
First, how does perception equate to consciousness? By the earlier definition of perception, plants can perceive their surroundings. They grow so as to give themselves an advantage with sunlight, and their root systems grow so as to be stable, but still supply ample water and nutrients from the ground. I do not, however, believe that plants are conscious, though they may be "self-aware" to some degree or another.
Also, as mentioned, there are chemicals that alter paths and change the way the brain works. It really is much, much more than neurons firing back and forth.
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