How do we think and what is the neural circuit mechanism for it? Possible roles of working memory and inner speech in thinking

Animals detect changes in the surrounding situation and predict what is likely to happen next by evaluating the current sensory information to that of a prior associative memory. Using working memory with inner speech, humans are able to flexibly predict the future situation and devise appropriate strategies to avoid dangers or achieve goals. This prospective thinking is supported not only by feed-forward sensory information with associative memory but also by working memory that maintains atten