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I am currently working on a hypothesis that:
  Our percepetion of conscious thoughts are actually loop
  going repeatedly through either the reasoning or speach centers
  of the brain and need some information:

  Does anyone out there have contact with either a deaf person
  or a deaf person who has gained verbal speach abilities (and hearing)?

  Reason:  Our first exposure to language is normally verbal speech.
    We learn to read by vocallizing the printed words.  After some
    time we internally vocalize the printing (read aloud in our heads,
    if you will).  This would imply that
       1--The reasoning/language centers are connected to the speech
           centers, and it takes some effort to inhibit the
           connection to the vocal centers.  This implies that
           the language and speech centers are either connected or
           the same region.
    or 2--The reasoning/language centers are independent but can
           become connected to the speech centers.

  The importance:  I tend to perceive my thoughts as an internal
    voice.  Would a deaf person perceive his/her thoughts as
    sign-language?


