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Stream of consciousness is the idea that everyone has their own individual, stream of thought, that has no beginning or end.[1] This stream is comprised of every experience that an individual has ever had and shapes his or her internal consciousness.[1] This idea was written about by psychologist, William James. The basis of James' idea was that “Every new experience is inevitably molded and framed by all the old experiences that have gone before, and because this background constantly changes and enlarges, no two experiences can ever be precisely alike.”[2] James also saw consciousness as being continuous, as well. Just like a stream doesn't have gaps in it's water source,the same is true to a stream of consciousness. These are things just on the level of consciousness, though. James believed that the human consciousness would remember what happened immediately before and immediately after an unconscious period, and merge the gaps into one fluid stream.[3]