Inner Speech

Rethinking inner speech through linguistic active inference
Why do we talk to ourselves in the head? Our new theory might answer that.
2025-12-12 3 min read
Rethinking inner speech through linguistic active inference
Rethinking inner speech through linguistic active inference
This article introduces the linguistic active inference theory, which proposes that inner speech augments the brain’s predictive …
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Wait... you can actually *hear* your thoughts as words?
Same human brain. Completely different inner worlds.
2025-11-24 5 min read
Wait... you can actually *hear* your thoughts as words?
The Surprising Ways We All Think Differently: What We Learned from 'Jamming Out' Our Inner Voices
I thought everyone thought like me – until I realised they don’t.
2025-10-12 4 min read
The Surprising Ways We All Think Differently: What We Learned from 'Jamming Out' Our Inner Voices
When inner voices become art
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
2025-09-01 3 min read
When inner voices become art
It's about time: Rhythmic foundations of inner thought
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Bridging phenomenology and neural mechanisms of inner speech: ALE meta-analysis on egocentricity and spontaneity in a dual-mechanistic framework
The neural mechanisms of inner speech remain unclear despite its importance in a variety of cognitive processes and its implication in …
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Reading direct speech quotes increases theta phase-locking: Evidence for cortical tracking of inner speech?
Growing evidence shows that theta-band (4–7 Hz) activity in the auditory cortex phase-locks to rhythms of overt speech. Does theta …
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Mental simulations of phonological representations are causally linked to silent reading of direct versus indirect speech
Embodied theories propose that language is understood via mental simulations of sensory states related to perception and action. Given …
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Processing speech and thoughts during silent reading: Direct reference effects for speech by fictional characters in voice-selective auditory cortex and a Theory-of-Mind network
Stories transport readers into vivid imaginative worlds, but understanding how readers create such worlds—populating them with …
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