In addition to short and long term memory, there is the thought-emotion-action-observation feedback cycle. That you performed purposeful high level actions whil

In addition to short and long term memory, there is the thought-emotion-action-observation feedback cycle. That you performed purposeful high level actions while being unable to form episodic memories demonstrates that the feedback cycle was still operative and you were experiencing some level of consciousness, though it obviously was not the same level you're used to while being sober and fully awake. The approach of treating consciousness as not binary, but operating within a range, is not new; see the Glasgow Coma Scale[1] and the Erowid experience vaults[2] (though the latter is obviously highly unscientific) for further documentation. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Coma_Scale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Coma_Scale [2]https://erowid.org/experiences/ https://erowid.org/experiences/