Awareness may be existence as well as (higher-order) thought
Behavioral and Brain Sciences April 1, 2000 Jordan B. Peterson
Rolls attributes to consciousness the functions of reflection, planning, and error-correction. Neuropsychologically grounded cybernetic theory provides an analogous, broader conceptualization: consciousness constructs goals (and plans), alters the valence of goal-related phenomena, registers error-signals, and explores unexpected circumstances (reconfiguring goals and plans as necessary)....