One potential answer to Max Velmans' question regarding the adaptive nature of consciousness is the advantage of global oversight for the control of behavior, such as in a global workspace, or the ability to confer meaning on sensory experience in a way non-conscious neural processes cannot.

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  The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective

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• consciousness concept
• global workspace concept
• sensory experience concept
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