kriven_risvan t1_j5u6egn wrote
Reply to comment by 50calPeephole in An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute by esprit-de-lescalier
those are two very different things, neurologically. Some people don't even have an internal monologue.
nxqv t1_j5vd1gu wrote
I honestly think it's more likely that the people who say they don't have one are just not self-aware enough to realize that they do have one. And then there's some % of people who think they're being asked if they hear voices inside their head so they say no
kriven_risvan t1_j5vfsj7 wrote
Is that just your opinion, or is it based on some research I can read?
nxqv t1_j5wn9di wrote
That's just my opinion
rathat t1_j5vqe2m wrote
Most people think most of the time with an inner voice. Some people think more with imagery than an inner voice, and then there are some people who are just not capable of thinking in an inner voice at all. It's called aphantasia. They can't imagine sound well at all. Some of them also use imagery, but it's also common for them to not be able to imagine imagery either. But I'm sure your last idea also happens sometimes, people just misunderstanding what an inner voice is.
brianorca t1_j5w8xhy wrote
You understand that animals such as chimps and dogs probably have some kind of thought process that doesn't involve words, right? It's not a stretch to think that some people can have thoughts without words, too.
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