My interpretation of "meta-consciousness" as described by the article: It is simply a brief period of intent, focused replay/study of the experience that just

My interpretation of "meta-consciousness" as described by the article: It is simply a brief period of intent, focused replay/study of the experience that just occurred, while it is very fresh in the mind/short-term memory. One is closely reviewing what happened, looking at the experience from different angles, replaying it, etc. This could all happen in the span of a second or less. It is a matter of focus and proximity. It isn't a special layer of consciousness. It may seem qualitatively different, as the mental model of the experience is so deep & rich in the moments immediately during and after, if one is focusing closely. But I don't see the argument for this becoming some sort of "meta-consciousness". In short, the concepts of "consciousness" and "being conscious of [something]" are related, but they aren't the exact same thing.