ELI5 Introspection

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The psychology definition for introspection is the observations of one's own mental states. This has some We assume that brain states give rise to consciousness. Therefore some of these mental states correspond with awareness of previous mental states. However these 'aware' mental states are themselves mental states. So to be aware of these 'aware' mental states we must have yet another mental state. But who gets to be aware of that mental state? And where does their awareness lie at?