Meaning of anendophasia | Babel Free

Definitions

The absence of the experience of inner speech.

uncountable

Examples

“What methods are suitable for investigating the question⟳ of whether some people do not use⟳ IS [inner speech] at all (sometimes termed anauralia or anendophasia)?”

“Anendophasia as we define⟳ it pertains to the subjective experience⟳ of inner speech.”

“It is pretty clear that inner speech and anendophasia may represent⟳ the ebb and flow⟳ of thinking or information processing within the mind⟳.”

“Even though originality is essential, creativity is mainly based on self-generated mental experiences and would probably be inexistent in the complete⟳ absence of it (i.e. in a state of total aphantasia and anendophasia).”

“Because there is a crucial difference between self-reported low prevalence and complete⟳ lack of inner speech, I instead argue⟳ that the claim⟳ is noticeably divorced from both Nedergaard and Lupyan’s (2024) data and from other data they present⟳ in support⟳ of the existence of anendophasia.”

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