A great point! A verbal inner monologue isn't something everyone has.
However, even if you don't routinely use inner speech, you can still imagine what it would be like to speak a word or phrase, which is how inner speech was cued for participants in the study described here.
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
Go, Catrina and high-gamma activity!
@weratedogs.com -- We completed our puzzle to find that important dog parts have been redistributed. Our soccer-prodigy corgi was given a bonus limb at the cost of a friend's snoot. Athleticism unmatched. Anatomy concerning.
We hoped for one of each piece, but everyone is still perfect. 13.5/10
With all the fuss over tylenol, we're missing a bigger issue: we don't know enough about medication safety in pregnancy because so few drug studies include pregnant people. And that harms both women and their fetuses. My latest @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...
What do worms, mice, and leafcutter ants have in common? They're helping to uncover the power of neuropeptides — brain messengers that shape behavior and may hold the key to future drug discovery.
@kara-mcgaughey.bsky.social explains: pennneuroknow.com/2025/08/12/y...
#PsychSciSky #SciComm 🧠🟦 🧪
Lots of fun with this piece for @pennneuroknow.bsky.social!
After a great discussion of @jackiegio.bsky.social's recent paper at a journal club, I thought it would be the perfect addition to our recent series of posts on habits.
