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>>12760942
I think to define that question. You first haha be to define what thoughts are. Are they words or images? If I imagine an image in my head is the appropriate region in the brain stimulated? And is this same thing that happens if I see a rela image of said thing? And how does my brain know the difference of when I’m seeing a real object be when I’m imagining something? What causes these thoughts to arise in the first place? Like what causes them to appear in a controlled logical flow, as opposed to just random? Like when I’m in a dream, I don’t feel like I’m in control and thoughts just bounce around pretty much randomly. But when I’m awake I feel like I have free will over my thoughts. How are these two things different?