The brain, the mind, consciousness, are very much a mystery. I try hard to keep my ideas consistent with scientifically derived knowledge. On the other hand, I once had one of those infamous precognitive dreams. Not only did it turn the standard idea of consciousness on its head, it did the same for time and space. It concerned about 20 minutes of time from a place 5000 miles away and 18 months in the future. So you see, I'm compelled adopt a non-standard view.

"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" - John Wheeler