Measuring the sound of inner speech with advanced brain signal analyses

这个项目的总体目标是开发一种客观的电生理标记，能够识别一个人内心语言的听觉属性，这被定义为一个人在头脑中无声地产生单词。这将通过将新颖的实验范例与先进的大脑信号分析相结合来实现。这一标志将代表一个具有历史意义的事件，使澳大利亚处于认知科学的前沿。它将提供对内心言语的基本性质的深刻洞察，例如它是否是公开言语的一种“特殊形式”，并将为旨在为无法产生公开言语的人破译内心言语的脑机接口的持续发展提供信息。

The overarching aim of this project is to develop an objective, electrophysiological marker capable of identifying the auditory properties of a person’s inner speech, which is defined as the silent production of words in one’s mind. This will be accomplished by combining novel experimental paradigms with advanced brain signal analyses. This marker would represent a historically significant event, placing Australia at the forefront of cognitive science. It would provide deep insight into the fundamental nature of inner speech, such as whether it is a “special form” of overt speech, and would inform the ongoing development of brain-computer interfaces aimed at deciphering inner speech for people who are unable to produce overt speech.