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The last great mystery of the mind

11 mins | Oct 30, 2021
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Can we understand how the inner voice works? Does your internal monologue play out on television, in an attic, as a bickering Italian couple or is it entirely, blissfully silent? Sirin Kale meets the people who have unusual, or non-existent, inner voices and explores the neuroscience behind the phenomenon.

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