Silent Reading: Does the Brain ‘Hear’ Both Speech and Voices?

Christopher I Petkov (1) , Pascal C Belin (2)

1 Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University
2 INT - Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone

Silent reading is a private experience that plays out in our imagination. Although we might primarily read for content, recent human brain neuroimaging and neuronal recording work is revealing the inner processes at play. Some of these involve experiencing voices.

Keywords: Silent reading; Neuronal recording; FMRI Investigation; Electrode

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]; Cognitive Sciences; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]; Neurobiology

Christopher I Petkov, Pascal C Belin. Silent Reading: Does the Brain ‘Hear’ Both Speech and Voices?. Current Biology - CB, 2013, 23 (4), pp.R155-R156. ⟨10.1016/j.cub.2013.01.002⟩. ⟨hal-02008911⟩