All the evidence we have points to the conclusion that the mind is embodied. There are no unembodied mental phenomenon reported or observed, nor can (you seem to conclude) there be such a report.

So I repeat, to the extent it is possible to answer the question, within the bounds of reasonable skepticism, we can conclude the mind is entirely embodied and therefore that an afterlife of mental experience is impossible.

You've not on what grounds we could conclude otherwise, you've just said you can imagine it to be, and you 'tend towards' thinking this or that, and you're willing to venture some mechanics for it. What could falsify your opinions?

I don't think you've really thought about it. Outside trying to match it with your Buddhist predilections. Why would memory be a qualia that is brain based, but others would not? Isn't the experience of remembering a qualia? Can you give an example of a qualia that wouldn't use any memories or associations what so ever? Do you think some memories are encoded outside the brain, whereas personal memories are brain based? Do you think hormones are involved in qualia? Would there be virtual hormones for disembodied qualia? Qualia isn't 'magic'.

I simply can't fathom how you conclude that some more understanding is needed to figure out if parts of the mind is disembodied.