In this review, we discuss major measurement and methodological challenges to studying
self-talk. We review the assessment of self-talk frequency, studying self-talk in its natural …

Most research on the neurobiology of language ignores consciousness and vice versa.
Here, language, with an emphasis on inner speech, is hypothesised to generate and sustain …

While the idea that thinking is a form of silent self-talk goes back at least to Plato, it is not
immediately clear how to state this thesis precisely. The aim of the paper is to spell out the …

Objective: To investigate an intensive asynchronous computer-based treatment delivered
remotely with clinician oversight to people with aphasia. Design: Single-blind, randomized …

Background Many people with aphasia and people without brain injury talk to themselves in
their heads, ie, have “inner speech.” Inner speech may be more preserved compared with …

Despite the many mistakes we make while speaking, people can effectively communicate
because we monitor our speech errors. However, the cognitive abilities and brain structures …

People use cognitive control across many contexts in daily life, yet it remains unclear how
cognitive control is used in contexts involving language. Distinguishing language-specific …

Introduction This exploratory, preliminary, feasibility study evaluated the extent to which
adults with chronic aphasia (N= 23) report experiencing inner speech in their daily lives by …

Background and aims The subjective experience of neurological symptoms provides useful
information for assessment, intervention and care. However, research in the subjective …

Our conscious thought, at least at times, seems suffused with language. We may experience
thinking as if we were “talking in our head”, thus using inner speech to verbalize, eg, our …