New research suggests that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may come from a brain glitch that confuses inner thoughts ...

Ever wondered what your inner monologue looks like — and how it compares to others? Here’s a science-inspired way to find out.

The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have the ...

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 ...

If you hear a voice when no one is speaking, then you might be in the midst of an auditory verbal hallucination (AVH). These hallucinations are common among patients with schizophrenia, though the ...

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 ...

An interesting thread on Quora asks "Does someone who was born with a hearing loss "hear" an inner voice?" Several people who have experienced hearing loss have contributed to the discussion, and ...

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 ...

“You will never amount to anything if you keep acting this way,” the voice in his head said. It continued: “In fact, up until this point, you have been a disappointment. That is especially true if ...

Women typically have higher-pitched voices than men, but there are instances where women have surprisingly deep voices. This phenomenon can be attributed to various factors, including biology, ...