Thoughts as After-Thoughts

"...whatever has made it into consciousness has already happened." Michael Gazzaniga (2011), p. 1636

Can one part of the brain truly “observe” another part? Not in real time. There is always a delay.

Thoughts are remnants of automatic brain processes that have temporarily captured our attention.  If we are aware of a thought, we have recreated it.

Reference:

Gazzaniga, Michael S. Who's in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain. New York: Harper Collins, 2011 Kindle