How do humans think thoughts?

 

For decades to come, this question will keep scientists, doctors, and philosophers active. It all depends on how you choose to describe the word 'thoughts.'

 In response to a stimulus, scientists can talk about synapse formation, pattern recognition, and cerebral activation. 

Philosophers, and even several scientists, would suggest that a network of neurons can not explain the many thousands of thoughts and feelings that we have to deal with.

 A sports doctor can state that you activate a set of well-trodden pathways that lead from your brain to your muscles in less than a second when you choose to run. However, there are some specifics we know, such as which regions of the brain handle all kinds of thoughts and choices.