Blog 1 Jan 20th, 2014

The First link is a short article about how studying our inner voice can be beneficial to science and medicine.
Why we can "hear" our Inner Voice Experiment
After reading this article I was a bit dizzy because thinking about the inner voice while reading with my inner voice was a bit mind-boggling. Once again it's that concept where we don't think about our language until we compare it to something else, or to the lack of language all together. I picked this article because I don't often think about the fact that I hear my own voice in my head while reading, typing, or thinking about my situation. But the article's argument makes sense. We can hear our own voices in our head so that our auditory system can take a break or focus on other things while we predict what our voice would have sounded like out loud. I think that the evolution of the capability to do this is an amazing thing and very interesting! I want to learn more about speech impediments and what areas of the brain are activated when they are overcome so that I can see the connection between the science experiments. This topic clearly affects the world because everyone uses language and the ability to overcome speech impediments and be more knowledgable about the human capability to use language is key to understanding our potentials.

Not-So-Random Fun Fact: Reading silently is a generally new activity in the scheme of human evolution.