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, ...

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 ...

For years, our generation has lived with the talking stage, an undefined yet legitimized part of modern dating life. Everyone seems to know what it means to be “just talking” to someone else, but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Why are some people compulsive talkers? And how can we fix it? Author Dan Lyons, a self-proclaimed talkaholic, set out to understand why it's so hard to keep quiet.Illustration by Ben Wiseman for TIME ...

In a hayloft overlooking the soy fields, dirt roads, and rustic houses that make up their isolated religious colony, eight women gather for a discussion. The eldest ones lead. The youngest two braid ...

After matching on a dating app, sliding into someone's DMs on social media, or meeting and exchanging numbers in real life, there’s usually a fun period of back-and-forth banter before a first date.

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more ...

"Talking Angela" is not a web site, but an iOS app available through iTunes that provides a cute interactive feature for youngsters: when children activate the app and respond to prompts to interact ...

Amanda’s* “talking stage” lasted for five months. When Alan’s* name lit up her phone, she’d meet him on a Friday night in a dimly lit, brick-walled tavern in the East Village. “It was the type of ...