Russell T. Hurlburt In The News
New Yorker
Some people say their thought takes place in images, some in words. But our mental processes are more mysterious than we realize.
Upworthy
It's a little weird to think about thinking. But when you have a thought, is it a visualization, a string of words, a vague notion that carries meaning or a combination of all three? Did you know that some people can’t do all three?
Nautilus
One fine spring afternoon this year, as I was out running errands in the small Norwegian town where I live, a loud beep startled me into awareness. What had just been on my mind? After a moment’s pause, I realized something strange. I’d been thinking two things at the same time—rehearsing the combination of a new bike lock and contemplating whether I should wear the clunky white beeper that had just sounded into a bank.
New Scientist
Most of us have a voice inside our heads and it can be caring, supportive, negative or critical. Learning to control this internal monologue could help you cope with daily stress
Mega Curioso
Language is one of the most defining abilities of our species. After all, human beings are true communication artists and we have developed hundreds of languages ​​to be able to express everything we want and our feelings to our equivalents.
Live Science
Humans have been expressing thoughts with language for tens (or perhaps hundreds) of thousands of years. It's a hallmark of our species — so much so that scientists once speculated that the capacity for language was the key difference between us and other animals. And we've been wondering about each other's thoughts for as long as we could talk about them.
Discover
Most people experience conversations and see images in their minds, though the mechanics have proven difficult to nail down.