When did humans realize we've been talking to ourselves from the beginning of time? Bicameral Mentality: Some theories, like Julian Jaynes's theory of bicameral mentality, suggest that early humans ...

Right now, as you read these words, there’s probably another voice commenting in your head. Maybe it’s analyzing what you’re reading, making connections to your own experiences, or even critiquing ...

Ever wondered what your inner monologue looks like — and how it compares to others? Here’s a science-inspired way to find out. Psychological research shows that inner speech is highly variable. For ...

In a recent study, scientists successfully decoded not only the words people tried to say but the words they merely imagined saying. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer writes the “Origins” column for The New ...

Millions of Americans struggle with unhealthy levels of stress. Stress isn’t just destructive to our mental health but to our physical health as well. It weakens our immune systems and contributes to ...

Most of us have an “inner voice,” and we tend to assume everybody does, but recent evidence suggests that people vary widely in the extent to which they experience inner speech, from an almost ...