The Science of the Voices in your Head – with Charles Fernyhough

Psychologist Charles Fernyhough reveals how our inner voices play a vital part in thinking through stories of everyone from children to people who hear voices. Watch the Q&A here: Subscribe for regular science videos: Charles’ book “The Voices Within: The History and Science of How We Talk to Ourselves“ is available to purchase now - Close your eyes and have a thought. Now what was it like to think that thought? What we usually call ’thinking’ is often a kind of speaking by, and a listening to, the multiple voices of our consciousness. Psychologist and writer Charles Fernyhough tells stories of everyone from children to people who hear voices and reveals how our inner voices play a vital part in our thinking. Charles Fernyhough is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Durham University. His background is in developmental psychology, with a particular focus on social, emotional and cognitive development. His work has contrib