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Consciousness is related to foraging because, as described in [1], it modulates appetitive behaviors in animals by allowing them to redirect or slow their actions when sensory inputs trigger conscious memories of danger.
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The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceBudson et al. (2022) propose a model where consciousness modulates appetitive actions in foraging animals by slowing or redirecting behavior when sensory inputs evoke conscious sensations of danger through memory.