sentience

noun

1.
state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
awareness
Derived from:
sentient
2.
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
anyet feelness sensation sense sensory faculty sentiency
Derived from:
sentient
3.
the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
Antonym:
insentience
Derived from:
sentient