Consciousness does not exist in relation to neurons or other physical entities. It is experienced by selfs, which happen to be fictional representations generated by brains. Consciousness is a self-experience of fictional characters.
Life is just cells. And self preservation is not the highest goal if evolution optimizes for survival. Cells that don’t function well in their organism self destruct, so the fitness of the organism is increased. Individuals that don’t function well in their groups do the same.
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But not all organisms have brains(nervous system) capable of generating a model of "self"(depersonalization) but continue to protect/care themselves from harm. So what sort of caring or advantage does a "self" model of brain provide us with?
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It is the other way around. The more detailed the regulation you want to perform, the more detailed you model must be. Simpler organisms don't have a self model because they cannot afford a sufficiently complex modeling system (large nervous system plus long training period).
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