What happens in the brain when we imagine the future? What happens in the brain when people think about the future? Neuroscientist find that two sub-networks play a role. One focuses on creating the new event. Another evaluates whether that event is positive or negative. Source 8g.
"The prefrontal cortex predicts what will happen in the future and makes decisions," explains the researcher in statements to DiCYT, "But these predictions are compared internally in the brain with the sensory impulses we receive, whether they are visual, olfactory, somatosensory or auditory.