I think this matter is still under research, I am not sure but I think there are also some research papers around it.

Some serious scientist believe, Consciousness might just be a side effect of entropy. When our brains work, they generate heat, leading to more disorder.

However, our brains can also use this heat to create new information and organization. This information, in turn, helps reduce disorder elsewhere in the universe.

So some greatest scientist believe entorpy can explain the existence of life for this exact reason because it's just ultimately nature finding a way to increase entropy.

On basic level it may be following this law, I strongly believe at the end of the day the question of consciousness will be solved by the equations of physics and if it's physics it will follow the law of thermodynamics.