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The article investigates the concept of inner speech (endophasia) and its absence (anendophasia), examining their neurobiological underpinnings.

March 30, 2026Open Access

Some thoughts on “inner speech” and its absence: endophasia and anendophasia

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The article investigates the concept of inner speech (endophasia) and its absence (anendophasia), examining their neurobiological underpinnings.
Conceptual exploration of endophasia and anendophasia
Analogy drawn with visual phenomena (phantasia and aphantasia)
Speculation on neurobiological mechanisms
Differentiation between endophasia and auditory hallucinations
Potential cognitive and emotional consequences of anendophasia
Associations between endophasia and specific neurobiological functions

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This article explores the notion of “endophasia”, understood as “inner speech” or “inner speaking”, hence distinct from auditory hallucinations, and its possible absence, “anendophasia”. By analogy with findings in the visual domain related to phantasia and aphantasia, neurobiological mechanisms for endophasia are speculated upon, as well as possible consequences and associations of anendophasia.

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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69ca1210883daed6ee094dbf — DOI: https://doi.org/10.47795/oexk1835

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SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation

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