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So why don't some people have inner speech? Studies show that producing inner speech requires a network of brain activity spanning from the frontal lobe to auditory cortex, which is located near your ears.
I thought this quite interesting. I heard somewhere in the grapevine that because thought process (hearing the inner voice) can't be explained, it "must be" from god. Similiar to if we can't "see" the origin of the universe, it "must be" from god.
The website isn't scientific; so, don't expect it to be so.
A viral article has split us into two different ways of thinking. This is the science behind itThese networks are the same as those used when we speak aloud (which also requires motor cortex, because we need to move our tongue, lips, etc.).
One theory proposes that people who do not produce inner speech are unable to activate those networks without also activating their motor cortex.
Another theory is poor introspection, which refers to a person's ability to examine their own mental processes.
According to this theory, everyone produces inner speech, but some people are conscious of it whereas others are not.
Or maybe we're thinking about this the wrong way. Maybe it is possible that the absence of inner speech is the brain's default setting (do human infants, or animals, have inner speech?), and there might be something unusual about people who do have it.
Regardless, there might be a silver lining to not being able to produce inner speech.
For instance, inner speech might help us to solve problems, but it can also put us down, which can lead to the development of anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and many other forms of mental illness.
I thought this quite interesting. I heard somewhere in the grapevine that because thought process (hearing the inner voice) can't be explained, it "must be" from god. Similiar to if we can't "see" the origin of the universe, it "must be" from god.
The website isn't scientific; so, don't expect it to be so.