The Science of Thinking | Internal Monologues

Today will be discussing the Science of thinking and why some people have internal monologues and why some people have no internal monologue, also called the inner voice or neurovocal. There has been a recent rise in the number of people talking about thinking. We'll also be discussing inner sight, pattern thinking and aphantasia
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[aidendips]

I’m happy to report I destroyed Maddy in our eighth grade argument

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i have aphantasia and when i'm told to "picture" something in my mind i make a mental list of its aspects, so when you said to think of a purple elephant i thought "purple, elephant, big ears, mammal, " etc, basically like a word association.

[evanw]

Joke's on you, I thought of an elephant with purple and white stripes

[Gingie.gingerson]

My head never shuts up which makes conversations hard but i struggle with visual thinking without actively trying and normally have to close my eyes. YouTube has notified me about the last two videos which is sweet

[camjones]

you're editing is getting better keep it up my guy

[nlbuescher]

I don't have an inner monologue, AND I don't have inner sight. Specifically, I very briefly see a flash of something if I think of something, but don't try too hard, and I see static with maybe a vague outline of what I'm trying to picture if I actually try to sustain the vision. In terms of inner monologue, I "hear" words when I'm writing or reading, as if I'm reading what I'm seeing out loud, but never voices that aren't my own, nor do I talk to myself in my head, ever. If I want to structure my thoughts in a verbal way, I actually talk out loud to myself.

[loveboundselkie]

I’ve got a fun one. I have aphantasia and almost no inner monologue (it only happens when I’m making lists). I think entirely in patterns—relationships between objects and concepts.

[RGUGNL]

I realised that I don't always think with internal monologue, I use it when reading and writing, I use it when performing logical reasoning by creating a back and forth between myself. Sometimes when I'm feverish I get Manic internal dialogue which is jittery and random flitting from one random thought to the next making it hard to sleep.

Thinking without internal monologue to me is simply instinctual, it just happens I don't internally tell myself to walk or pick up the coffee mug I just do it, like using my visual cortex then simply pushing an none existent button on a none existent game controller. That's the best way I can describe it really.

I have a very vivid imagination, I can hear sounds and create entire scenes in my head, as such I find reading to be a great joy.

[chasitycortner]

I go into this daydream is what I call it but I literally play videos from my past present an future, I have no control of it. Alot of the time its horrible things like death of my family and friends, it feels so real I have cried many times. It will happen when someone is in front of me talking directly to me an I just go in a daze. This sounds so crazy 😳

[BuggieTheBugster]

Some people don't talk in their heads???

[Ebiff]

Sometimes when I watch a few youtube videos with people talking with British accents sequentially, my inner monologue adopts that accent for a little while after.

[movedmindpoRUSZonyUMYS]

I love how swift your train of thoughts visualises itself in your videos.

[caitlina]

Okay tell me why I’m getting the pure joy I used to get from watching scishow videos in high school right now. Truly I had to pause when you were dropping facts about dialogue turning on our auditory Your videos are kind of helping me find the joy in knowledge again (is this over dramatic? Probably. Am I going to change it? Nah) and that’s so fricken cool. I don’t mean to spam you with comments but be warned haha but yeah keep making rad stuff!!

[Jenny-pxsv]

I use my inner monologue for everything, like when I'm reading, doing calculations in my head, or just thinking. The only time it goes quiet is when I'm watching something (and even then, not always), and then I'm aware of my thoughts but don't 'hear' them like usual.
I struggle to visualise anything but I can do it. When you said "pink elephant", I repeated the words in my head but didn't have time to actually visualise it, as that takes a bit more time for me. I can visualise things but not in very much detail, and it often takes quite a bit of effort. I especially find it difficult to imagine things I've never seen, such as characters in a book I'm reading, even if they're described in detail. I usually 'cast' a celebrity to play them in my head lmao or I just can't imagine them.
I'm not sure if I think in connections at all, I can't think of any examples of when I've done this. Does anyone have any examples of what it's like?

[hppypandax]

I have all 3. I live an overwhelming life, full of anxiety and loneliness. I'm very empathetic and creative. Animals, mostly dogs always gravitate towards me. My mind never turns off. I hear my voice as a type like I am talking out loud. I picture anything and even fantasize about modifications or as a kid I'd picture inventions. When I hear music 🎶 I enjoy creating chronography. I do hear books and picture them when I read. In the voices I'd guess them to be. Sometimes I even predict what people around me will say or do. This is exhausting and I do struggle to appreciate reality...

[lipeeefl]

It's pretty weird indeed. I see stuff but I kinda don't? I think I have a strong inner monologue, but I rarely see any images. And now that I think about it I don't know if I can see an image in my head at all. Maybe some blurred stuff, but it's really hard. Tho when I dream I see, don't know if there is any relation

[LivanovPR]

Thank you for your video😊
As a child and teenager I used to think mostly visually, but in mid-twenties I also started to think verbally. And only after that I started to be interested in the ways human can think, because I have the experience to reflect on.

[maxximumb]

I don't have a very good inner eye. Whilst some people I asked can 'see' a red apple when I ask them to imagine one. I find that I get a feeling of what a red apple is. It's strange that it isn't described by my inner monologue, and I don't see the apple in my mind's eye, I have have a collection of thoughts that add up to the apple. Like I remember the smell of an apple, I add in the texture of the apple's smooth skin and the soft, granular flesh. The rich deep red colour of the apple and the yellowy, creamy white of the insides. I also almost see parts of the apple. Imagine looking at an elephant through a cardboard tube, from about a foot or two away. I get glimpses of details, I know what they are, but I don't see the whole elephant. All these separate elements in my head sort of flow together to give me a feeling of what an apple is.

[kristalily]

I have very faint inner sight. I can picture things people say for an instant if I focus hard enough, but it disappears quickly after. I do definitely have an inner monologue that I hear most times, other times it is quiet(depending what I'm working on). My inner thoughts are often more impressions, ideas, intuitions, feelings, and sensations, though. While I definitely don't think visually, I somehow am drawn to colour and art. I count myself a bit of an artist, but I prefer creating abstract art(especially abstract expressionism), which makes sense given the way my thoughts work. Thanks for reminding me about aphantasia. I definitely need to look into it more and possibly integrate it into my creative process somehow.

[fsleinad]

Both of my parents and 2 of my siblings have aphantasia. I'm one of two people in my family who actually picture things in their heads.