Researchers say that the act of talking to yourself — self-talk or self-directed talk — is a common and normal behavior at any age. It may help people find mislaid items and understand instructions, ...

Garrulous. Chatterbox. Long-winded. In love with the sound of your own voice. If you’re a talkative person, you’ve probably heard one or two of these before. Pointed comments like these might even ...

Sleep talking is a sleep disorder that causes people to call out, speak, or produce incoherent language during sleep. Experts are not entirely sure why sleep talking occurs in some people and not in ...

John Spencer receives funding from the US National Institutes of Health. Talking to your baby or toddler shapes the structure of their brain, my colleagues and I have discovered. For the study, which ...

Gordon Parker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...