Inspired by the complex neural activity of the biological brain, we present the Continuous Thought Machine (CTM) model, which utilizes neural dynamics as its core representation. CTM offers two innovations: (1) neuron-level temporal processing, where each neuron processes input history using its own weight parameters, and (2) neural synchronization as a latent representation. CTM operates at a level of abstraction that effectively captures essential temporal dynamics while maintaining computational efficiency, demonstrating performance and versatility across a variety of tasks, including 2D maze solving, ImageNet-1K classification, and parity calculation. Furthermore, it can perform tasks requiring complex sequential reasoning and leverages adaptive computing, allowing early termination for simple tasks and continued computation for more challenging ones. Rather than pursuing state-of-the-art results, CTM aims to be a significant step toward developing more biologically plausible and robust artificial intelligence systems.