U.S., March 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07469631) titled 'Brain Networks Involved in Inner World Control' on Feb. 24.
Brief Summary: Inner speech (the "little voice" in our heads) plays a central role in our ability to perform complex cognitive tasks such as problem solving, reading, writing, thinking, and self awareness. It is estimated that at least a quarter of our lives is accompanied by inner speech, whether deliberate (mentally making a list) or more spontaneous (mind wandering). Although central to human life, its neural bases remain poorly understood. It has been recently discovered a single region in the human prefrontal cortex absent in nonhuman primates, the prefrontal operculu...