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