consciousness
con·scious·ness
ˈkän(t)SHəsnəs/
noun
  1. the state of being awake and aware of one’s surroundings.
    “she failed to regain consciousness and died two days later”
    • the awareness or perception of something by a person.
      plural noun: consciousnesses
      “her acute consciousness of Mike’s presence”
    • the fact of awareness by the mind of itself and the world.
      “consciousness emerges from the operations of the brain”