Dariusjack88 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 so I can hear my thoughts. does the part in the brain associated with sound acknowledge that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 It's a bit more complex than that. While there is activation in the auditory cortex, there is also involvement in the rest of the brain. The extent and location of that activity/involvement depends largely on the nature of the thought / the content of your self-talk. There is usually some emotional involvement, interactions with memory and past experience (even just retrieval of the correct vocabulary), executive function and logic and context placement and basically processes that go far beyond just those parts of our brain responsible for hearing sounds and generation of speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariusjack88 Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm aware of those specifics. I still don't have an answer to my question. Does the brain acknowledge me "hearing myself think" as actual sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Well, considering that you are aware that these are your thoughts rather than the voice from an external source, it appears that your brain acknowledged it. In cases of auditory hallucinations, this distinction does not work properly. The mechanisms of this are (AFAIK) not yet known. Some models suggest that this is due to some efficiency in self-monitoring (see Frith C.D. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; Hove: 1992. The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Schizophrenia). Thus in cases when someone (or his/her brain if you prefer) misattributes self-initiation of inner speech the internal voices may be experienced as external ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I'm aware of those specifics. I still don't have an answer to my question. Does the brain acknowledge me "hearing myself think" as actual sound. By acknowledge, do you mean the brain mislabeling your thoughts as actual sounds? Because they aren't, so any acknowledgement that they are by the brain must be mis-attributed. Your thoughts are often considered a voice in your head, but nothing about them goes through the auditory system. I've heard sounds I mis-attributed to something else (drape-pull clicking against the wall sounded like high heels walking outside), but I don't think I've ever "heard" something my mind made up that couldn't have gone through the normal auditory process. For instance, does a war veteran, thinking about/ "hearing" gunfire in his mind, ever think it was a real gunshot, and duck for cover? If a student thinks about a bell ringing, does he start to leave class early? Or do we understand these sounds are just our thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I still don't have an answer to my question. Your question is unclear. Ask more precise questions. You will receive better answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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