#language-and-thought

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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks ago

Research suggests that people who talk to themselves aren't losing their minds, they're using the most effective cognitive tool the brain has for problem-solving - Silicon Canals

Speaking to yourself aloud enhances cognitive performance by structuring thought and directing attention more efficiently than silent thinking.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

When You Don't Have the Words (Yet)

Bilingualism alters cognition, causing hesitations and gaps in fluency while shaping perception and identity; speech pauses can signal authentic, original, and deep thinking.
Philosophy
fromBig Think
5 months ago

How humans create reality through language and beliefs

Belief, language, inner speech, and rituals, shaped by postnatal brain development and culture, combine to create distinctive human cognition and reality-constructing capacities.
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