Inner monologues are still a mystery
Summary
Hosts Emily Kwong and Rachel Carlson explore the science of inner monologues with psychologist Charles Fernyhough. They discuss how inner speech develops from childhood social interactions and examine brain activity during both spontaneous and elicited internal dialogue. The episode also distinguishes normal inner speech from voice hearing, noting that not everyone experiences a verbal inner voice.
Topics discussed
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Intro: Do you have an inner monologue?
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Interview: Origins of inner speech and Vygotsky
Brain regions involved in inner speech
Elicited vs. spontaneous inner speech in fMRI
Voice hearing and its neurological basis
Diversity of minds and managing negative inner speech
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