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Subvocalization [1] -- "hearing the words" -- actually varies between people. Anecdotally: I myself don't "hear" anything while reading. There is apparently som
by lobster_johnson 13y ago
Subvocalization [1] -- "hearing the words" -- actually varies between people. Anecdotally: I myself don't "hear" anything while reading. There is apparently some evidence that all, or almost all, people subvocalize, but that for many people it happens subconsciously and involuntarily, and that you can detect it only by monitoring the vocal chords. There was an HN thread discussing it recently [2].
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subvocalization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subvocalization
[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5278039 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5278039
- vanderZwan 13y agoI never heard of subvocalizatin before, fascinating! Any (non-historical) reasons it is considered separate from synesthesia?
- lobster_johnson 13y agoBecause it's a separate phenomenon? Synesthesia is explicitly about different senses crossing paths, and does not apply only to reading. For example, synesthetes might see colours in conjunction with smells.
- vanderZwan 13y agoSo how is "hearing a visual pattern" not two senses crossing paths?
- lobster_johnson 13y agoIt's not so much hearing a visual pattern as it is to speak it. Subvocalization engages the voice apparatus in a way that is very close to actually speaking.
- vanderZwan 13y agoIf that is true, then why does this work? http://xkcd.com/462/ http://xkcd.com/462/ http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/22402009.jpg http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/22402009.jpg