Why Some People Don't Have an Inner Voice

Some people narrate every thought in words. Others think in pure feeling or images, with no inner monologue at all. Neither is broken, and the difference reveals a lot about how the brain builds conscious thought. In this video we break down what an inner voice actually is, why some people don't have one (a phenomenon sometimes called anendophasia), and what it means for memory, self-talk, and thinking style. Subscribe for more psychology and neuroscience explained simply, with hand-drawn animations.