In António Damásio's theory of consciousness, core consciousness describes a hypothesized level of awareness facilitated by neural structures of most animals that allows them to be aware of and react to their environment. In Damásio's theory, core consciousness occurs when the brain’s representation devices generate a representation of the relationship between the organism (the self) and an environmental stimulus. The process preceding core consciousness is protoself, the one following it is extended consciousness.
Read more about Core Consciousness: The Hierarchy of Consciousness, Daniel Stern, Physical Origins
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