Most People ‘Hear Voices’ When They Read, Psychological Study Finds
23rd February 2016
Despite the taboo around “hearing voices”, more than 80 per cent of the people questioned said they heard an inner voice while reading to themselves and only 11 per cent said they did not.
Several respondents said they only heard it sometimes, depending on other factors including their interest in the text, and some perceived their own voice while others detected a range of characters, friends and family members, in emails for example.
I know I do, especially if I’ve heard the author speak; his (or her) voice automatically comes up.
(Neil Gaiman, I’m looking at YOU.)